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Luce rested her head on her hands. “So.... Calliope. Where are you from?”
“I do,” she said proudly. “I didn’t unpack like you did.”
He laughed again before gesturing to her plate. “Eat. Luce hates it when people let her food get cold.”
She nodded, glancing over at the kite. “Don’t worry. I can handle it. We should get moving, though. Aren’t you cold?”
He looked over at Luce, smirking a little. “The guy has a huge crush,” he confided. “She’s ambivalent and only sees them as friends right now.”...
“No, that’s okay,” she said quickly, sitting up. She was ready to go, as she had used her cloak as her blanket, but her hair was messy from sleep...
He laughed a little, but Luce seemed upset. “...you have a boyfriend?”
“Is it time to go?” she asked, her voice quiet and still sleepy.
“Childhood romance,” he said knowingly, looking over at Luce. “And I was just following orders.”
She was curled up by the remains of the fire, but her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him. “Zerras...?”
“I never lied to you, Calliope,” he said evenly. Luce glared at him. “You can’t just kidnap people, Benedict!” “I didn’t. She came with me. In...
The cold had made her shiver in her sleep, holding her cloak tighter around herself as she dozed.
“I asked her to be my hostage and she agreed,” he replied flatly.
She watched his back for a moment before pulling the cloak tighter around herself and closing her eyes.
He followed her and Luce followed both of them. "So, how'd ya two meet?"
She giggled, turning onto her side to consider him. "A Dark forest? Seriously, that's the name of it?"
Ben squinted at her, taking the plate of toast from Luce. "Traitor."
She squinted at him, yawning sleepily. "Not that dangerous. What are you afraid of?"
"Luce, stop harassing Calliope," he said flatly, turning to join them. "I'm not harassing her! She wanted to talk, right sweetie?"
She looked confused, pulling her cloak tighter around her. "What's happening tomorrow?"
