"How are you?"
Kage suppressed the urge to look at the man with disdain and say, 'Since when did you care?'
"I'm fine. Second sister's healing abilities are quite remarkable. I feel not even the slightest pain in my body."
'Why the hell are you so close to me?!'
The Patriarch, oblivious to his thoughts, nodded slightly, then asked:
"Why were you at the White Peak without your brother?"
Kage answered directly.
"I was waiting for him. I didn't return to my quarters. After waiting for him at the Forge of Knowledge and not seeing him, I had to reach the White Peak immediately and traverse my way down to the Black Tower."
The Patriarch studied him for a beat too long—his expression blank.
"You traversed the mountain yourself?"
Kage answered without wasting breath.
"Yes."
