Leviathon nodded. "I expect to start hiking at sunrise. I don't think keeping watch will be necessary, seems to me we're pretty alone. If you should feel safer though, I'll be happy to take the first shift."
He wished he could make the fire bigger, warmer. Would they have to blow it out when...
Leviathon decided he would hate the day when he and Ari had to be enemies again. The thought of peace between them, as this almost paralleled the possible peace between their kingdoms, was too sweet.
Leviathon shrugged at her thanks. He wasn't really sure how to act in the situation. "I didn't...
Once Leviathon had a belly full of fish, he allowed himself to lean back against a tree and gaze at the stars. The meal was good, and the fire provided all the warmth they needed. But a silence still settled between the two. To Leviathon's surprise, the silence wasn't necessarily uncomfortable...
Leviathon watched the girl carefully, following her lead, and by the time the two were done digging, the sun was beginning to set again. Just 24 hours ago, he was wondering if he would live long enough to see another day. How amazing it was that he would, and with his enemy too.
The girl...
Max hesitated, but she was the one who had asked Bodhi for his help. "Yeah you better not let me drown," she mumbled as she gave him her hand.
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Max stopped her knees from shaking and took a deep breath. She avoided looking directly into the water. Not being able to see the bottom made her nervous. "Um... yeah. Of course I'm coming." Still she didn't move.
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Nami frowned at Lucien and crossed her arms. "Are you the one who killed today's sun? I'll have no know mother nature does not appreciate being manipulated like that," she scolded.
... Yes? Wait, did Max hear him right? He said yes! She stopped herself from leaping up in joy, but she wanted to kiss his feet. "Thank you so much," she told him. "Sincerely... Wait! Don't leave me here!" She called out to him as he started running in. Did he forget she didn't know how to...
Leviathon tried his very best not to feel sorry for the girl, but he understood that the soldier could have been one of his own, and he would have been just as devastated. For two minutes, he decided to put aside their differences. For now, neither one of them had an army or kingdom behind them...
Max frowned at Bodhi and looked again at the time. "If I stay will you teach me how to swim?" Carl would be so mad, but if she could learn to be in the water, she would take the chance. She hadn't wanted to ask. She hated asking for favors, and she knew Bodhi was desperate to surf, but she was...
Nami smiled. "I'm Naomi, but call me Nami. Sorry for jumping to conclusions. I'm afraid I might have been misinformed." She glanced over at the bird that had just landed on her shoulder. "What an interesting group," she said with a giggle as she watched Skye play with Lucien's feathers and...
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Nami lay in the soft grass of a clearing in the woods. The animals had led her there, their secret place, and the critters scattered around her, nibbling her here and there. She giggled and let a squirrel hop onto her arms. "That tickles." The furry creature looked at her...
Max smirked. "You just carry around your surf board and swim trunks around? I hope you know that Carl is going to kill you for getting distracted."
She checked the time on her phone. School would start in 20 minutes. She wondered whether she should go.
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Max shrugged and made herself comfortable on one of the rocks. She dipped her feet in the shallow end of the lake and watched the fish swim away. She wasn't too offended. In fact, she carried the same philosophy. "Or just float," she responded. She wasn't a very good swimmer. Drowning was one of...
"You just don't trust me at all," Max said with disappointed. "Relax... and put the knife away. We're almost there, and you're going to stab yourself if you fall."
Moments later, the two cleared the trees and were standing against rocks by a sparkling lake. The sun was hitting the small waves...
Max raised questioning brow at him, "I'm making no promises." The car reached the end of the trail, and the two were surrounded by the woods. Already, Max felt like she could breathe better, and she hopped out of the car. "It's only 5 minutes away from here. We should make it back in time for...