Alteron returned from another day of helping out in the city doing various odds and ends and helping out at the prison to help the inmates get their lives back on track so they could once again join society to help their fellow man. He had elected to give away his land to the poor farmers from where he grew up and it had grown into a booming town. He only took the meager amount of money he needed to live off of from the town's profits, instead investing it in helping reform the prisoners and helping the poor around the country. It was a bit of a running joke that no one could tell which virtue he was since he emulated several of them. It was slow going but today at least he was doing something to help his fellow man. He flew down to the courtyard and headed into the dining hall, grabbing food and drink before walking in to see Calliope drinking a cup of wine. "Good evening Calliope." He says as he takes a seat across from her.
"Forgive me for startling you." He says before responding. "Same as always." He says with a gentle smile. "Yes I went around the prison today helping the inmates, thankfully 10 of them are only steps away from being able to return to their former lives." He says noticing her refusal of wine. "No need to abstain on my behalf." Alteron says before taking a glass of wine for himself, thanking the servant. "How have you been? I heard the seven are back so you must be busy..." he says before taking a bite and drink, eating politely. His race being a long lived one he was still but a child when he met the king and being chosen. He had only fully matured within the last few decades. Hopefully she didn't remember him being an annoying child when they first met...
Alteron's face falls. "So it's already that bad... perhaps I should see him one last time..." He says before turning back to face her. "I can lead but we both know one of the others would perform better than either of us, and please don't apologize. That's my thing." He says trying to lighten the mood with a joke. "Would you like to take a break tomorrow and join me? We don't have to go to the prison, I'm taking a day off tomorrow."
"We could visit the carnival that's in town, a play, or perhaps just go out to eat." He suggests before chuckling a little at her joke. "You've earned a day off, aside it would be nice to catch up since we don't talk often." Chastity would probably have a fit if they knew but he had finally awakened in the stage in his races lifespan where they seek companionship. He felt lost on what to do with this new feeling but he wouldn't force anyone to do anything with him. His mind wandered back to the king who was falling into a darkness, the likes of which he knew not. He hoped everything would work out for the kingdom in the end but with such uncertainty he could only do his small part helping those he could.
