Chapter 53: Hide
That morning Evanna was the first to wake up. Rolling onto her side, she saw Ger sleeping peacefully facing her; the sight of him made her thoughts race more about the night to come. There was a lot of pressure on them to succeed.
She sat up as the weight of what they needed to do seemed to push down at a force on her shoulders. Her heart became heavy as she looked at the men’s peaceful faces while they continued to sleep. Uneasiness seeped into her at the thought of anything going wrong, with one or a few of them becoming injured, captured, or killed.
It would be all her fault for asking them on such a quest. Her eyes then met a pair of hazel ones belonging to a heart-shaped face and dark red curls framing her features. Cilv sauntered over to where Evanna sat and plopped down next to her. Evanna watched her as she scanned their surroundings and glanced at each of the men’s faces.
"You know.. we all accepted this knowing the consequences," She whispered before finally resting her eyes on the princess.
Evanna’s brows drew together as a long sigh left her lips, "I guess you’re right. But-"
"There’s no going back now, princess. You’ve come this far with this goal in mind. You need to focus on what is motivating you to do this. Let the others do the rest," Cilv interrupted, and one side of her lips twitched up into a half-smile.
Evanna’s eyes crinkled at the thought of her shifter friend consoling her.
"Thank you for comforting me, Cilv," Evanna smiled earnestly back.
Cilv wiped her hand on her knee at some imaginary dirt as she replied, "Yeah, well, no problem. Man up, you know.. whatever happens, happens.."
She stood up and went back to her post, looking uncomfortable. This only made Evanna chuckle under her breath. The woman had really come a long way from staying as far away from the group as possible to consoling her. Now she even looked comfortable around them. Except for Ger, she presumed that relationship was never going to turn into one of friendship.
Cilv looked back at Evanna and shook her head. She didn’t know why she comforted her; it’s not like she would get anything out of it. A shiver passed through her as she realised spending time with people, decent people were making her... nice! Another shudder rippled through her at the thought.