“Yeah, of course,” Thayla says after she blinks herself out of her stupor.
I don’t think she remembers how to just sit at home anymore.
“Come on,” Amick says. “Creed needs to start cooking dinner soon anyway.”
I scoff at him and cross my arms.
I have a good hour, maybe two, before I have to do that.
“Okay then. I’ll see you four at home.”
Before anyone can say anything else, Thayla starshoots out, and I hang my head.
“I didn’t mean to upset her,” Lambrit mutters.
“You didn’t,” Kyzen says. “It’s just been a long week.”
“She’s spent longer than the last week taking care of everyone but herself.” Everyone whips their attention to Iric. He rubs the back of his neck, giving us an apologetic smile. “I’ll see you four at home.”
Yemi, Sevryn, Nero, and Doren nod, standing here awkwardly like they’re waiting for one of us to flip our shit over what he said.
We won’t.
We’ve got eyes that see how our Binder’s been for the past week.
Plus some.
She was ready to go toe to toe with Beginning Gods for us and now this.
We know how much it’s been affecting her.
I grunt a goodbye, then wrap my power around me. The moment I step into our living room, my head tilts to the side. The house is still sitting in the same silence we left it in this morning.
My footsteps echo through the house as I make my way down her hall and pass through her door. My eyes narrow on the emptiness. I open her back door and don’t find her sitting there either.
“Thayla,” I call as I make my way back out of her room.
“She isn’t in here,” Kyzen yells back.
The three of them stand in the opening between the kitchen and dining room, staring at me in confusion.
“Then she isn’t here at all,” I snap.
“Well, there’s only one place she’d go right now,” Riven says.
He doesn’t get a chance to starshoot out when V’s hoot cuts through the air.
“Yes, she’s at the hot spring. It’d be best if we let her stay out there and vent for a while. She’s in good hands.”
We each visibly relax and take his advice to heart.
“Some time with Seismet will be good for her. If she decides to take a dip in the hot spring, though, I want to know,” Riven says.
“I’ll let you know.”V chuckles.
“Is she mad at us? At me?” Amick asks.
Kyzen turns toward him. “What makes you think that?”
