Thank goodness Anthem didn't express such a thought; Rolan would suspect she'd been replaced by one of the doppelgangers plaguing the city if she had. He'd certainly never be caught expressing relief to see her again.
"Mixed the exile?" he scoffs, rolling his eyes as he takes another drink. "Consider that you missed saving the city from Absolute Cultists! Which I did, by the way. With my mage tower and its arcane cannons. You can congratulate me at any time, by the way."
"And of course I'm intoxicated!" he bursts out, gesturing wildly with his (nearly empty) glass. "I've been taken against my will, had my magic tampered with, and Cal and Lia aren't even here to torment me about it! I think I've earned the right to a drink, or five."
He finishes off his drink, all but slamming it down on the counter before he turns back to Anthem and adds, "Lia says hi, probably. She's not here, obviously, but I imagine she'd want to if she was."
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"Mixed the exile?" he scoffs, rolling his eyes as he takes another drink. "Consider that you missed saving the city from Absolute Cultists! Which I did, by the way. With my mage tower and its arcane cannons. You can congratulate me at any time, by the way."
"And of course I'm intoxicated!" he bursts out, gesturing wildly with his (nearly empty) glass. "I've been taken against my will, had my magic tampered with, and Cal and Lia aren't even here to torment me about it! I think I've earned the right to a drink, or five."
He finishes off his drink, all but slamming it down on the counter before he turns back to Anthem and adds, "Lia says hi, probably. She's not here, obviously, but I imagine she'd want to if she was."