“Yes, please, take her off my hands and put her to work,” Kire replied, chuckling, “she can do the work of ten men but chooses not to. Such a travesty.” 
“Speak for yourself, Your Royal Arse,” Narda scoffed, before turning back to Envy, her hand on his arm. “I had a splendid time as well, and honestly wish we did have more time for more idle chat. I can assure you, however, that I will be back for more, and will badger the Empress over there to take me back for a visit. There’s only so many conversations I can have with that one, and she gets too seasick to stand riding the ship for too long. Why do you think she has such a terrible temper?” 
“I have a terrible temper being around you constantly, is why,” Kire quipped back before turning to Envy. “Yes, we’ll be leaving soon, but I figured before we go, you’d like an account of what had happened while we were gone. Plus there are a couple of Ring-related things I’d like your opinion on. Also, if I don’t say goodbye to Ysaryn properly I fear she’d scratch my eyes out the next time she sees me.”
“Tempestuous little firecracker, that elf,” Narda said with a chuckle. 

Kire chuckled along with her, then turned to Ruli. “You said Envy might like a look at what the gate had been like. Would you mind?”
“Aw, wait,” Gavin said, a little disappointed, “does that mean I don’t get the details?” 
“I’ll tell you about it, don’t worry,” Kire said, then paused, thinking something over. “It might not be the gate that had brought you here. I’m not sure. But the one we got rid of had only flared up as early as nine months ago. If it had been around for longer, the Raielwen would have known about it.” 
“Ah.” Gavin tried to hide his disappointment. “Would still be interesting to know more about these gates. Not that I’d open one myself, of course,” he clarified, looking at Envy.