Seeing the situation about to escalate for real, I decided to intervene.
— Sigh… Here we go again… — I thought.
— Kaelan, so… did you come all the way here to get something? — I asked, bringing my hand to my forehead, incredulous, then turning to Vayrënna.
— V-Vayrënna, let's calm down, okay? Actually, he was helping me here… that's why he ended up being late and didn't come back. It was my fault, I'm sorry — I said, with a shy smile, trying to ease the tension, while Vayrënna advanced toward Kaelan.
She slowly turned to me, still with the same piercing stare.
— It was your fault, huh? — she asked, like someone who doesn't buy just any excuse.
— Yes… — I confirmed, swallowing hard.
— And you said he was helping you, right?
— That's right…
— Helping with what, exactly, that was more important than bringing us a simple shovel down there? — she replied, suspicious.
— Ahem… good thing you asked! — I said, with pride written all over my face.
