Carina

Elias continued to pet the horse in front of him but didn't coo anymore as Jerica returned back with her horse. He pet the neck and mane, noting its dark ...

Elias watched with wonder when Maahes switched appearances again. It was so weird to see him transition from a bird to a man, and just... weird to see in general. ...

"Oh, cool," Elias said, immediately dropping the anxiety and letting out a smile. Breathable air. Nice, nice, nice. So, he wouldn't turn to a monkey. Nice, nice, nice. And not ...

Elias had uselessly followed them to the horse stables without understanding what was going on, but he sure understood when Jerica hissed at him a warning to not talk again. ...

Oh. Now she can speak a language Elias could understand. If Jerica wanted him to not speak, she was doing a very bad job at taking control of the conversation, ...

Elias was eyeing the tavern they were in. He had been in places somewhat similar to this before, but that was only because he and the team had raided a ...

They walked in a comfortable silence for a while, heading towards the town and letting the trees pass them as they made distance. Finally, Jerica spoke up. And it was ...

Jerica's answer stumped Elias. He knew when someone was deflecting and trying to not answer questions, because he did the same. Jerica was dancing around his question and seemingly trying ...

♕ Zara Moreau ♕ Finally, after a long summer, it was Rush Day. Zara sat next to the other Alpha Phi committee girls, checking off the names of the girls ...

Elias let out a small snort at her joke. "I wish it were that," he mused, then paused to think about the answer to her question. It wouldn't be so ...

There was a small bout of silence that seemed to fill the nervous gaps between them. "They sound terrible," Elias finally said. "I hope you—we—don't see them. Ever." Something told ...

Elias grinned, pleased that Jerica found his stories about the wildlife amusing. He made a mental note of that. "Oh, deer ," he said blankly, the pun leaving his mouth ...

"I mean," Elias said quickly, trying to defend his words and not annoy Jerica. "Your world is a lot different than mine. We have creatures, sure, but they're not..." Make-believe? ...

"Ooooh!" Elias said again, now understanding. "Why didn't you say that earlier as well?" But then he stopped in place, grinning at Maahes's suggestion. "You can look like anyone?" he ...

"Huh, I've never heard of that," Elias mumbled, finger tapping his chin in thought. He had heard of technology being in the ungoverned lands outside the sectors, but not magical ...