The morning at the Astralis Requiem headquarters began like all the others, with the sound of footsteps in the tree's corridors, the smell of damp wood and new leaves, and the constant murmur of groups getting organized for another day of hunting.
But Dylan, who had spent the entire week reviewing spreadsheets and reports in the support office beside the main lobby, realized that something was different the instant he looked up from the scrolls.
Lisa and Lohan were crossing the lobby together.
That, in itself, was nothing new, because the two of them had crossed that lobby together almost every day since the guild had existed.
