Zosime was alone with Andreas in his office heating water for blooming tea. The continued absence of Marius was slowly wearing away Andreas' stoic exterior, and she hoped the tea would calm him for the conversation he had called her for.
Even Zosime was curious about what had caused Marius to disappear. No one had an answer for it, and there was no trace of the man who was once the most formidable lycan in the pack.
While the water heated, Andreas paced behind his desk muttering to himself and stopping occasionally to flip through papers. Graeme was now a growing concern. Damon had phoned Andreas to tell him about the new resolve their young would-be Alpha now seemed to be displaying this morning, which meant they were teetering on the brink of Graeme taking power.
