massaging his temples. He was suddenly more waspish, tired and sleep-deprived. He must have been hiding it all along. I wonder why he's so drained? Draco suspected it had to do with the difficult task of convincing the Council members to do anything.- You're no better than he is,- added the Ambassador with a sigh.- You two never agree.
Darius looked out of the window and only now realised how late it was. The sun was already sinking towards the horizon. He rubbed his hands together and looked at his new apprentice. The boy seemed livelier than just a moment ago. I think he's really happy with the way things turned out, though. He admitted to himself. He wasn't the only one, anyway. He glanced surreptitiously at his friend and noticed that the latter, despite the fatigue painted on his face, was smiling slightly, something he did not do very often. He knew that this meant he was truly satisfied and did not regret anything. As always. And her? He cast a glance at Gizel. She doesn't take her eyes off Draco, she looks as if she already wants to lash out at him with an incredible amount of questions she wants to know the answers to. She can't stop herself from doing so. He sighed heavily, thinking of yet another matter that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.
- Draco- he spoke up wanting to focus his protégé's attention on himself.--I think you know what I want to propose now, don't you?- He suspected that the dragon was well aware of this, but didn't want to interrupt the meeting he was so curious about.
-Yes, I think I do.- Said the boy looking Darius straight in the eyes. He liked the fact that his student was not afraid of eye contact and the fact that his whole posture seemed relaxed, but not even for a second did he lose his alertness. He also noticed that the dragon was comfortable in the company of other mages and stopped paying attention to the fact that he was sitting
