Elora thought she understood what he wasn't saying. She supposed it made sense, in a very cold and calculating kind of way- send the child of a traitor after a traitor to test his loyalty.
Still, she hadn't expected to hear that he'd volunteered for the job. She shrugged darker thoughts away and gave him a small smile, squeezing his hand once before releasing it. "Well, I'm certainly glad you're here. Gods, can you believe it's been, what, ten years since we've seen each other?"
She was bluffing a little with her "fuzzy" dates. She knew exactly how long it had been since she'd last seen Rubin, to the day. She tried not to dissect that too much, it could only lead to trouble.
Probably.
She needed another drink.