The group ate snacks and drank tea for a while, doing small talk to soften up the atmosphere.
"Tell us about how life was after we were gone," Zaol asked. "If that's alright."
Kalfene nodded, reporting most of what happened. He also covered a lot of things, hiding some of the things he felt were too embarrassing to reveal.
For example, how he was treated.
However, some things were pulled out of him by their questioning, especially when a certain traitor started blurting things out.
This traitor was none other than his curly-bearded cousin.
Kahonn had been investigating what happened to him when he went to Bleulle for a visit, and had always felt particularly indignant in his stead.
Now that he had a chance to tattle, he went all in. The bastard even had teary eyes.
"They were really ostracized, master Zaol—it's really unfair!" he said, voice cracking at the memory.
