"Hello?" Aurelia answered the call.
Caspian Parker's voice came through the line. "Aurelia, are you free at noon? You haven't had lunch with your big brother in ages. Come out and eat with me at noon."
Aurelia glanced at the man behind her. "I'll talk to the crew in a bit."
Mason Nightshade's brows furrowed in displeasure. "You're not eating with me at noon?"
On the other end, Caspian's eyebrows arched. "Mason?"
Aurelia: "...Yeah, it's him."
"You two… got back together?" Caspian asked hesitantly. He still remembered the look on Aurelia's face when she came to M Nation from Country Z—that kind of resolute expression was definitely not the kind you'd expect from someone who'd eat their words and go back.
"Sort of. Right now I'm the one chasing him," Aurelia said.
Caspian let out a laugh on the other end; she couldn't tell if it was a cold laugh or something else. He said, "Then have him come out with you at noon."
"Huh?" Aurelia glanced at Mason.
