✶Elizabeth's POV✶
We took off and travelled immediately. Despite all four of us, the beginning of the journey was mainly quiet save for Aiwin and Yvette exchanging small talk now and then. Thea would look towards the trees or observe everything out us with clinical, analytic eyes. And I would stay silent, zoning into my mind, constantly thinking.
I would catch Aiwin from my peripheral vision but I would pretend I don't notice.
Later into the night, we all decided to stop at a clearing, Yvette checking the area while Aiwin starts a small fire. Thea surprisingly clutches her throwing knife tightly while sitting on a tree trunk. Her eyes are distant like she's resurfacing a memory and I decide to leave her be.
Yvette returns to lean up against a tree. "I'll take first watch. Then afterwar
