Cassias started to walk, but then he hesitated. “Actually, I apologize, but there is one more thing I was wondering. Eithan…was he really…” “Yeah.” The Truegold’s brow furrowed, and Lindon wasn’t sure how to read the expressions crossing his face. “Why?” Cassias asked at last. “I’ve asked that myself every hour since he left,” Lindon said. “If you’ll pardon me for half a guess, I think he was lonely.” Cassias nodded. “Yes. I think he was.”
