Though Cael's intention had always been to see Soren again with his own eyes, the moment he finally arrived at the place he had been told Soren was staying, he suddenly found himself unsure of what to do next.
The journey to where he was now had been long and throughout it, he had imagined countless scenarios like what he would say and how Soren might react, whether Soren would even allow him to approach.
Yet now that he was truly there, standing in the very place where Soren had chosen to live, all those carefully rehearsed words seemed to disappear from his mind.
Instead of going straight to find him, Cael ended up looking for a nearby inn first.
He rented a room without much thought, more out of habit than actual need. Though exhaustion clung to his body after traveling for so long, he couldn't bring himself to rest. The room felt suffocatingly quiet and the weight of his thoughts made lying down impossible so, he went outside again.
