Carina

Evaline didn't like the ensuing silence that followed, even if only a few seconds. "When's your birthday?" she asked too casually, not having any clue how to move forward from ...

"Hmm," Evaline hummed, trying to ignore the little voice at the back of her mind that was wondering if this was a weird question or not. Maybe an observation would ...

Evaline laughed, a little too loudly. "No. I didn't go hungry. But thanks for eating it. Glad to see that the animal hasn't gone to waste, even though, well. I ...

Evaline took a silent deep breath in to wash away the embarrassment and other things she was feeling. The day was just starting. She didn't want to be emotionally exhausted ...

Evaline shot him a smug look, returning the smile. "I look forward to it," she said, fingers still fidgeting behind her back.

It was funny that James was defending his usage of a cliché statement in an almost cliché way. Evaline shelved the thought of the conversation leading up to this and ...

Even in this state, she felt the tenseness from the conversation leave her body. It made her nervous to hear him deliver those words, but at the same time, she ...

Somehow, Evaline did and did not expect this. It certainly didn't stop the embarrassment from showing in her face. Again. How was he able to keep doing this? She awkwardly ...

Evaline silently sighed. "Well," she said after a pause. "I'm glad it wasn't all bad."

"Oh," she said quietly, her gaze falling on the path in front of her as she let his answer sink for a second. She knew that his experience differed from ...

"You don't sound very confident," she mumbled. Evaline glanced back at him. "If you could, would you have avoided the mage camp?"

Evaline hesitated. "Did you, though?" she asked, deciding to push the subject, just a little. "I think you liked the company, even if they're mages giving you the stink eye."

Evaline grinned back, letting the conversation die down naturally. But she wasn't ready for the silence to fall between them yet. "Did they talk to you at all while I ...

Evaline looked over and raised a brow. "Maybe," she said, feeling the beginning of a grin tug at her lips. "Or he might end up having auburn-colored hair like you ...

Evaline let out a short laugh. "Leah is cuter," she said. "Sorry, Red."