Carina

It barely registered to Elias that Jerica sounded annoyed. At the back of his mind, he knew this was a sign to step back and backpedal, maybe apologize if he ...

Elias didn't let the irritation in Jerica's voice get to him. He still looked ahead in a daze, old memories swirling in his head. Normally, he pushed those memories and ...

Elias's gaze turned towards the flickering fire in the short silence that followed, watching the embers burn up into the air and listening to the cackling as it ate into ...

Mel smiled in delight, pulling the first crumpled robe out of her bag. It was a plain beige one. It wasn't a pretty one, but she had the most of ...

"You can't change the past. Just... learn from it," Elias responded quickly, although he wasn't sure if he was trying to convince her or himself. "I mean... it's terrible that ...

Elias sat up straighter and looked at Jerica, giving her his full attention. It happened when she lost control. He understood. "It's not your fault," he said, trying to empathize ...

If they weren't talking about a heavy subject, Elias may not have heard Jerica. But he was doing his best to pay attention, and he tried to deeply empathize with ...

Suddenly the mood shifted, and all traces of smiles and grins were lost. Elias solemnly leaned his head back against the tree, one leg extended and one leg bent with ...

Elias hummed this over, realizing too late that his usual filter was slipping. Jerica lived a traumatic life, and he wondered if there was something big that she hadn't told ...

Elias nodded, deciding to drop it. He wasn't really positive that happened, anyways. His memory was always fuzzy at best. "Is that why you drink?" he asked. "To forget?"

Elias clapped his hand once in delight. "Great!" he chirped, but then his smile faded when K—erm, Levi—said his name wasn't actually K. "Why would you lie about that?" he ...

Elias scrunched his nose when Evaline poked his face. Stiffly, he stood up straight and let her poke him while her big, blue, curious eyes looked up at him. This ...

Mel shrugged. "Suit yourself," she said, and then looked ahead at Ainsley. "What about you, Ainsley? Want a robe?" she asked. There was no reason for him to wear it, ...

Elias listened patiently, his smile growing wider and wider with each passing sentence, until finally, he was grinning. "That's hilarious," he reaffirmed with a hearty laugh. "I bet the serving ...

Mel listened patiently, although it was very hard since she wanted to interrupt Nikolai and ask even more questions. Something told her that he wouldn't appreciate it, though, so she ...