Maybe it was because he’d heard so often that the weather was gloomy?
The Seoul sky was a clearer hue than he’d expected.
“A country where a lot falls outside expectations.”
Same for what had happened at the Hunter Market he’d just visited. He felt like Alice in Wonderland.
“The deputy leader?”
“He’s inside.”
Inside a needlessly spacious suite.
He felt it all the more because he was usually in the guild’s people-packed building.
Perching on the nearest sofa, Lucas loosened his tie.
No sooner had he put a cigarette to his lips than a flame bloomed in midair.
“Thanks.”
“My pleasure. But you came back empty-handed?”
“Ah. I shot my mouth off and paid dearly. It’s hollowing. To blow away the biggest reason I came all the way to Korea the moment I arrived…”
“Timmy would be delighted to hear it serves you right.”
Right. He could picture it without seeing him.
He’d thrown a fit about how Lucas could possibly leave…