Chapter 102: Rules
"Mmm-mmm-mmm..."
In an unusually good mood, Bianca hummed as she walked ahead. Elian noticed she practically skipped with joy. Seeing his lover extremely happy, he too felt his own mood improve.
Interesting, so this is what being in love feels like.
Elian couldn’t help the corners of his lips curl up. Whether it was seeing Bianca’s happiness or the fact that they were walking on a city sidewalk, he didn’t know. It only dawned on him just how long he had been away from society.
He looked around and while this city was the same one he grew up in, it felt foreign. The snow-colored lands of Fralhame or the warm orange forests of Averignis felt cozier.
He then felt a hand tugging him across the street. "Darling! There, there is the bank! Let’s go," his wife chirped in happiness.
Her joy was infectious—passersby couldn’t help but grin. Random men and aunts would smile in response to just seeing "Chiara Alvestra." And while her face was not the one Elian grew used to, her soul was the same.
"Mom, can’t you do something about Bianca? She is creeping people out."
"Hush, Whisper, do not spoil your sister’s fun. Besides, being happy is far better than being gloomy."
Burny and Bastion said nothing and watched their surroundings. Apart from the women, the men in their party never forgot that they were in enemy territory. Behind every person they encountered was a possible Breaker that could hurt their family.
"System, show me the latest news."