there's light at the edge of the darkness
Loren had not been super pleased to see both Wessex and Remi on the same day. For very different reasons, neither of them was his favorite person at the moment: the queen was mad at him because he continuously challenged her authority, and the alchemist had promised to stay away, and obviously hadn’t. Therefore, when the Launceleyn finally finished up his work, he wasn’t exactly in the best or most welcoming of moods. Which might be why, when Oliver smiled, the summoner just nodded instead of responding. Plus, he didn’t necessarily trust himself to speak. If the newcomer said he was ready to go, then they’d go; Loren pushed through the front door to the Temple, emerging into the snow and the cold, and began making the familiar trek back to the Manor. At this point, the Launceleyn was an expert at getting newcomers settled, so this hopefully shouldn't take that long.
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