Although the Healer's Guild wasn't exactly a well-paying occupation, it was something for Raine to do, something she obviously found fulfilling. It would have been a lie to say Solomon didn't envy her--the fact that she still had a purpose with her magic and could put it to good use. More and more, the fact Solomon was growing comfortable without his magic was the part that made him uneasy.

He had been intending to ask Raine about the possibility of putting the laboratory's Dreaming entrance somewhere in the guildhall, but hadn't quite managed it yet. Still, possibly it was something to bring up today, now they were both home. They'd barely managed to cross paths at the stairs, on Solomon's way down to the kitchen for something to eat.

Solomon came to their door bearing a tray with two mugs of tea and a plate full of Shudder's biscuits, manoeuvring through the door without dropping or spilling anything. He looked up with a smile which turned into vague surprise at the fact that not only was Raine not alone, but accompanied by a boy with features far too similar to be anything other than a relation.

Genis? Was this Genis? Solomon hadn't pictured someone so young--but perhaps the timeline was different between the two of them.

"Good day," he said, taking only a second to cover his surprise with a charming smile. "Should I be getting another mug of tea?"