"Possibly, but I've yet to find out the why and who," Jerrick responded to his wife.

Vera stepped up to Jerrick and he managed to grab onto both her hands before she could surprise him with anything, then stepped in to kiss her on the lips. Once they separated, Vera smiled. "Don't be up too late, okay?"

Jerrick sighed, "I can't promise that. This might take a while."

Bowing her head forward onto the bridge of Jerrick's nose, Vera closed her eyes and sighed as well, but she still smiled. "You work to hard." She stepped away, letting her fingers slide away from his. "Goodnight, dear."

"Goodnight, Vera." Jerrick stayed standing until Vera turned and walked out of the room. Once the door closed, his eyes glanced up to roughly where Ahnasha and Meesei were, then he sat back down and began looking through the accounts again. In spite of his grumbling stomach, he didn't so much as touch the food.

Harriet lowered her arms as Lorag got up. When he finally stood straight, he threw her arms around his neck and kissed him hard before he could say another word. Lorag could feel Harriet's heartbeat racing against his chest through the experience. When she pulled away after a few seconds, she took a breath. "Not an order. A challenge," she said, still surprisingly stern, but breathing a little faster now, "I said this wasn't over, and...I know a place. You wanna show me what you've got, big boy?"