Kai, Effie, and Cassie settled in the living room and chatted while Sunny returned to the kitchen. The two areas were basically a single space, separated only by distance and a tall counter, so he could see them clearly. Watching his friends at ease and happy to be reunited with the blind girl turned his expression dark for a short moment, but Sunny quickly put on a carefree mask.
Rain was by his side and staring at them, too.
Her gaze lingered on Kai for a while, then on Cassie. Finally, she looked at Effie and studied her face with a complicated expression.
'Here it comes!'
A few moments later, her eyes widened. Sunny didn't think that it was possible for the teenage girl to become paler than she already was, but he was proven wrong. Looking like a ghost, Rain slowly turned to him and whispered:
"Effie… she is… she's…"
Sunny offered her a polite smile.
"Huh? What are you mumbling about?"
Then, he glanced into the living room and raised his eyebrows.
"Oh, do you want me to call her over? No problem. Hey, Ef…"
Rain waved her hands and pressed one against his mouth.
"No! Don't!"
Sunny stared at her with a silent question in his eyes.
The girl looked at him, then at her hand, then awkwardly stepped back.
"What I wanted to say was… Effie, is she…"
Sunny grimaced.
"...Awakened Athena, also known as Raised by Wolves? What, you didn't know?"
grabbed the counter to balance herself. A comically mortified
Awakened, to begin with, and the government mostly used the heroic
mention that a
and I… oh gods, I even said… oh, no.
her head, then suddenly looked up and pierced
why are you friends with Raised by Wolves, Nightingale,
in
be members of the
of times. Her voice became even
of the Fallen, Raised by Wolves, and Nightingale were members of Lady Changing
Sunny smiled innocently.
Yup, that's the
girl lifelessly sat down, almost missing the chair. She remained silent for a long
The Lady Nephis? Changing Star of the Immortal Flame
He grinned.
Yeah, sure. I
Rain closed her eyes.
say anything for a
few more moments, then said
"So… about those potatoes…"
her apron again, then
go home. I, uh… forgot to do homework.
Rain stood up and rushed to
at
What homework?
"sorry" one more time and fled the
watched as the door closed behind her
avenged. He felt...
wish she would finish peeling the potatoes first,
***
of them settled around the table and moved on to the real reason for today's gathering — the discussion of
a somewhat good relationship with the
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