"You've heard of it, right?"
I laughed when Natha came not with his usual sweet smile, but with stiff lips and darkened eyes. I knew he would be in a strange mood, so I already asked Zia to take Jade away from me.
Well, from us.
Natha arrived at the balcony, as if already planned to not let other people disturb us. Not for any naughty stuff, mind you, but because there were a lot of things we needed to talk about--just between the two of us.
The main topic, of course, was the humans' arrival.
Before he could say anything, I put my fingers on his lips, and looked into his eyes. "Will you let me speak first?"
He closed his eyes in silence for a few seconds, before letting out a sigh between my fingers. "Alright."
I pulled his arms toward the sofa bed on the balcony. I had asked Angwi to prepare teas and finger foods that Natha liked to accompany our talk, although I had no idea if we would have the chance to consume them.
