Entirely Safe

Lucian had two cups of tea.

He pushed one toward the empty seat.

Kaelen sat.

They sat in the specific Lucian silence for a moment — the silence of a man who does not speak until he has something to say and never says anything he doesn't mean. Kaelen had come to find this quality restful. After a lifetime of rooms full of people who spoke primarily to fill space, Lucian's silence was one of the mos