Carina

James's answer made sense, but Evaline still wasn't happy with the answer. "Doesn't that get tiring?" she asked, sounding tired herself.

"But how do you just do that?" she asked without any hesitation. "Without showing any emotion? And why?"

Evaline lifted her head up a little and looked up at the sky, trying to think. "Let's see," she thought out loud in a teasing tone. "Only one thing that ...

Evaline pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes at him. "Okay, but you have to catch the cricket," she said, watching for his reaction. "I'm kidding," she said after a ...

Oh. So he wanted to play. "I was just about to..." Evaline began, then trailed off. "Never mind." She looked back down at the fire. "You can start, if you ...

Evaline quietly huffed through her nose, letting the silence sit between them. It was nice for a little while, but she was starting to feel the tenseness in the air ...

Evaline kept her eyes on the flickering fire, listening. She paused. "Sounds like a fun place," she finally said, delivered with a blank face.

Evaline watched the fire lick its way up the wood, breathing to life. "What's it like up there?" she asked, deciding to keep the conversation going.

"You're welcome," she said, but it felt like hollow words. "Let's go, then." The rest of the day went by uneventfully, but Evaline found it hard to maintain conversation. She ...

"Okay," Evaline said softly, looking up at James again. "I'll be sure to ask beforehand for you."

Evaline was beginning to realize how badly she messed up. And not just in this instance... In all the instances. From the dance, to the belly poking, to her kiss, ...

"Sounds good to me," Evaline said, fingertips still gently running down her braid, down to the ribbon. "Can you pass me an orange?" They walk for a few hours side-by-side, ...

oh my gOSH THERE IS INSTANT CHAOS LOL mage : carina me : wat mage : how would u feel if evaline got eaten by a plant me : i ...

Elias copied Maahes's body language, also putting his hand under his chin. This probably makes me look smarter, Elias thought. "Hmm, hmm, yes, I see," he said, nodding up and ...

Elias was about a hundred steps behind. "Odris?" he echoed, leaning forward as well. "Your brother?"