Darius halted upon hearing those words. He

asked, “How long before our flight’s boarding time?”

Erin glanced at her watch before her

features slightly softened. “We still have three hours to get our boarding

passes.”

“It looks like we have plenty of time to

resolve this issue,” replied a sighing Darius. He no longer tried to intervene

at that point. Instead, Darius found a quiet corner at the airport with a clear

view of the commotion. There, he sat down and got himself a cup of coffee.

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