We made it back to camp in one piece, though Heim practically bounced beside me like an overexcited puppy. The second he spotted Agnos, he bolted ahead—tray of bubble teas in one hand, pastry boxes stacked like sacred offerings in the other.
Agnos raised an eyebrow, very much in 'I-was-meditating-and-now-you're-interrupting-my-zen' mode. "Where did you guys go?"
He didn't even touch the food. Just stared at it like it might explode.
I rubbed the back of my neck, aiming for my best I've-had-a-day face. "Ziggurat bookstore. The C.C.C mall. Heim went snack-happy. Those lemon tarts you like? He brought you some. Well... half of them."
Agnos's expression brightened like someone lit a torch under his dignity. "Wait—you went without me? That place is paradise in a desolate land! Why didn't you bring me?"
