Kael.
By the time I arrived at the dinner table, mother, Zevran and Caelum were already waiting with a large feast spread out before them.
My eyes immediately snagged on mother's smiling face and as soon as that happened, a feeling akin to dread enveloped me. I drawled; "Mother," but she simply smiled, gesturing to me to join in.
Just then, Chalice emerged from the kitchen draped in a simple pink silk dress exposing lots of cleavage. Her left arm was wrapped in gauze and she still had a limp in her walk. However, besides that, she looked fine— fine enough that her face was covered in layers of make up.
She beamed at me. "Babe!"
But I didn't respond immediately. I glanced at her and then back at Caelum who looked so enthralled by her presence. Zevran, as usual, seemed unbothered, so I smiled. "Chalice."
