the blood running through your veins

[Nouzin Petzeiros]

Really, it's a silly question to ask. You know what's happened. Aradin told you as much. Still the question keeps lingering. Aradin you might understand. He's hotheaded and selfish. Only thinking about where he'll get his next coin. It's really a wonder he's made it so far in life. (A thought you try to push out because it's so judgmental. That's not who you are.) His crew. Perhaps even that makes sense. They seem the kind to lose their heads like slaughtered chicken if they get rushed just the tiniest bit. But Halsin - everything about his aura says he's as strong as mountain and just as difficult to topple over. Yet he's found himself locked behind bars.

All you do is nod.
Not poking any further than that.
Instead you let the silence stretch on. It doesn't feel too awkward. Most of your companions can't handle the silence well. Some of them saying anything just to fill the air with noise. The man next to you seems the kind that doesn't mind silence nor sharing it with another. You can see why everyone's so infatuated with him.

Nouzin

They'll be relieved to hear their Master is in good spirits.

And maybe his presence will be enough to mend the parts that fell apart in his absence.