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It was one of these mornings, Sorey and Mikleo arrived late at the diningroom to join the others at the table where they were already seated and having breakfast for some time.
They were just about to sit down, when the innkeeper turned around and spotted Sorey.
„Ah, the Shepherd!“ Their hostess greeted him cheerfully. And seeing the chair next to him being draw back added „And…?“ The woman made an effort to acknowledge the seraph she could not see — and recall who she’d been told was already there.
„His Sub—„ Edna blurted dryly, and completely inaudibly to the innkeeper.
Zaveid cracked up at that, slapping his thigh.
„His Sub-Lord!“ Lailah hurried to correct, her face turning a bright crimson.
Zaveid was still snorting with laughter. „Although I’m not even sure about that!“ Addressing Edna, he gave both boys a wink.
Sorey was looking back and forth between the other party-members like a perpetually happy but puzzled puppy.
The innkeeper, not able to hear any of the seraphim’s conversation, looked awkwardly from the Shepherd’s confused gaze to his Squire, who was barely containing her mischievous laughter.
Rose caught the poor woman’s gaze. „His…water seraph.“ She explained sympathetically.
Sorey sat down next to Mikleo, who averted his eyes from the group, arms crossed and seemingly irritated; though Sorey wasn’t sure he understood any more of what the others were talking about.
„Mikleo is not my water seraph!“ he rectified.
„See!“ Zaveid laughed, twinkling at the earth seraph seraph next to him.
Trying to subdue her embarrassment, the Prime-Lord looked at them sternly.
„Lailah, come on, that was a pun! And good one, too!“ Zaveid offered still chortling, „You should be the first to appreciate that!“
Sorey decided that he didn’t understand anything going on and that it seemed rude not to pay attention to the innkeeper for such a long time. And so he addressed the good-natured woman and began to order his breakfast — together with some fruit and local dairy produce, he was sure would brighten Mikleo’s mood.