Carina

Elias was about to comment that Evaline didn't normally wear the fancy getup that Maahes was wearing now, but he became too distracted with the thought of pranks. His eyes ...

Elias didn't like to be put on the spot. But it appeared that he had no choice, even when Jerica tried to answer for him. Why you? Jayk had asked. ...

Mel peered over and stared at the paper, trying to commit the sketch to memory. She knew of railroads, but had never seen them herself, nevertheless ride on one. It ...

Mel flicked her eyes between everyone talking, keeping up with the conversation. Out of habit, a finger started to curl one of her hair strands back and forth in a ...

Elias eyed the house at the end of the street. It was bigger and fancier than anything he had ever seen, but as he began to walk towards it, the ...

Suddenly everything pieced into place. Evaline's sudden personality change, her insistence, her pouting... It was Maahes the entire time! "Ooooooh," he said slowly, his mouth forming a small 'o' as ...

"Who wants to travel in a Russian winter?" Nikolai posed as a theoretical question. Well, not me , Mel thought. But it will be me. And you, too. Soon. "Real ...

It sounded like Nikolai wasn't interested in going to the upcoming guild meeting, but Mel knew she had to go. It was her only hope of returning home and getting ...

Elias froze, watching the conversation bounce back and forth between Jerica and the man, Jayk, until somehow it landed back on him. His eyes darted between the two of them. ...

"So anyways," he continued on with a long story about how he saved a cat from the clutches of an animal he described to be like a mutated bear. "I ...

He lifted an imaginary glass up in the air, then smirked and looked forward again as they rode along. Minutes ticked by that turned into hours, and he kept dousing ...

Elias nodded in thought. "I guess it'll be our reward if no one kills us by then," he said in an attempt of a joke. He glanced at her, seemingly ...

"Oh, spicy food," he hummed. "I don't eat potato curry often, but it's often unspiced just because chilis are rationed. It'd be nice to eat another spicy meal. It's been ...

He seemed too lost in thought to even soak in her joke. "In case you're wondering, my favorite food is potato curry. I'm not even really sure what curry is, ...

"I was in the southern districts and there were a lot of foods I didn't recognize. We were fed something called... something with an e... I don't remember, but apparently ...