The surrounding fields and courtyards were all entirely private, accessible to family or close friends. They also served to host foreign delegations and military powers. Emryc Thorne was a minimalist, but Jaikus Thorne was quite the opposite. Though the half Sephi had little care for manors and luxuries, the rest of his family grew up in extravagance.
Ezra was waiting in the courtyard of the manor, where he knew Dash would arrive across one of the bridges by privately escorted transport. The part Sephi was still apprehensive about this, and he wasn’t sure why Dash insisted on meeting away from Ithor. Ezra was still reeling from the party, miserable about the choice his boyfriend- was Dash still his boyfriend? The thought caused a lump in his throat, but he brushed it aside. The text mentioned facing the problem together and Dash likely didn’t want to come all the way out here just to break up, right? Then again, the Rhinnalian could be rather dramatic…
Instead of his usual suits or dress shirts, he was adorned in a form fitting t-shirt, jeans and expensive sneakers. His hair was styled and he had his usual chrono on the wrist. To kill the nerves, Ezra was focused intently on his NalPhone, catching up on sports updates. He looked laughably small in front of the grand pillar and walls behind him. The courtyard was full of flowers, exotic birds perched across the roof. There were several droid workers milling about tending to the gardens.