They left Saha the morning after the wedding.
Not because anyone particularly wanted to.
The celebrations were continuing, and the palace had already begun preparing for another round of formal lunches, visiting delegations, private family events, and whatever else Saha considered necessary once the actual marriage had been completed. Sebastian and Nero would remain trapped inside that machinery for several more days.
Dean and Arion did not have that luxury.
Alamina wanted them back.
More specifically, three ministries, the transition council, Victor's research team, and an infrastructure review scheduled for the following afternoon wanted them back.
Leaving early also avoided the problem everyone had quietly anticipated since the invitations went out: once the last official event ended, half the visiting delegations would attempt to depart Altera within roughly the same six-hour window.
Royal airports were still airports.
Too many aircraft remained too many aircraft.
