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Elias wasn't sure what exactly happened, but he was glad the topic was changed. He cleared his throat and took a deep breath, letting the anxiety escape out with the ...

Somehow, Jerica laughing made Elias continue to nervously laugh, but it didn't exactly have any mirth. It was really out of stress, really. "Riiiight," he said, but had no idea ...

Elias stared at her quizzically for a second, but then choked when she found her words. He caught himself by letting out a quick, dry, very nervous laugh. It almost ...

Elias turned towards her with an eye twitch. That was a bit of a personal question, but he had a feeling that she didn't really know much about boundaries. "Things ...

Somehow, Elias was not surprised that Jerica completely lost it. It was very typical for military personnel to act like this; every single one of them who grew up there ...

Elias wasn't normally like this. He was obedient, following orders and not asking extra questions. But something about knowing he wasn't on Earth and not at all associated with people ...

Elias had been watching Jerica out of the corner of his eye, noting that she seemed to be losing her patience. He was surprised that she didn't yell at him ...

That wasn't really a straight answer. It was yes or no. Elias didn't get a chance to respond since Jerica seemed to change the subject. He took his time to ...

Elias blinked, staring at Jerica. It almost sounded like she was describing the same thing, but there was something odd to it. Enchanting, maybe? "I guess we call it two ...

Evaline knew the reason, but she wasn't sure she should say it out loud. This wasn't worth fighting over. "I don't know," she said with obvious irritation and sarcasm in ...

Evaline let a short, tense silence sit between them. "I'm sure your father would be proud," she said in a monotone voice, keeping her expression cool.

On one hand, James was appealing to logic. On the other hand, he was bringing out emotions in Evaline she didn't even know she had. It was a mixed bag ...

Elias looked at Jerica blankly. "The what?"

Well, that answered that. They didn't have powers. But if Aerik knew Earth's history, he'd have to know about powers. Maybe he was wanting him to clarify, or maybe elaborate... ...

Evaline sighed, but it didn't stop the next words from coming out of her mouth. "James, you can play the 'what if' game all day," she said. "There are a ...