[KOSTA]
"Go to bed, young Daniel," the king added.
Danny just nodded in understanding. There was no point arguing with Tamiko. And so, Danny watched in defeat as the royals carried Tamiko to the palace, leaving Igor on the ground like he would wake up and find himself somewhere else.
It was almost a careless decision, and Danny wanted to protest until he saw Akila, Kosta's friend, approaching once the royals had left.
Maybe the royals knew that he was there and that he wouldn't let Kosta go. But still, wasn't that an unhinged position to leave the Kawai Lycan Chief in?
Akila looked like he had been waiting and watching from a distance, and Danny respected that choice. This kind of shit was hard, and as time went by, they would eventually have to deal with it all.
But nothing would ever beat seeing pain on a best friend's face. Danny had seen that one too many times, and now he wondered if the look on Akila's face was what Tamiko always saw each time he went to help Danny.
