Erik, who had remained shocked by this avalanche of news, just like Alan, by the way, said quickly, "Yes, yes, we can eat now; you are right, it must be ready."
He stood up hastily to check, and Alan set the table in the meantime. Once they were all served, the tension eased, and the conversation shifted back to more trivial matters. The wine also helped to calm the spirits, and they all had a pleasant evening.
When Axel saw that Kevin was starting to yawn, he excused them to the others, and they went back to their room. Axel wanted Kevin to rest as much as possible before their travel tomorrow; just to go there to see Tony and come back with the giant bird, it would take them 4 hours. It was going to be an exciting but exhausting day.
