"Well…" Selia struggled to find a non-paper-thin rebuttal. "I… she…We have an adamant no-Dryads policy in this house!"
"Since when?" The children asked in confusion.
"Since now." Selia's glare brooked no further argument.
'Thank the gods I leave today.' Salman inwardly whined so well that it would have earned him the children's appreciation, if only they could hear him.
***
"Today is the day Salman moves into Rena's house, correct?" Kamila asked.
"Yep." Lith donned his Supreme Magus robe.
"I thought you trusted Rena. That you weren't worried about her." Solus said.
"I do." Lith strapped Ragnarök to his hip. "And I'm not. It's Salman I'm worried about."
After rescuing the Rezar, Nalrond had taken care of sharing the details of Salman's many conquests with Lith, awakening every protective instinct in his bones.
"Then where are you going dressed like that?" Solus asked.
"I just want to talk to him." Lith replied.