RINEI
"How...many elves are you exactly friends with?"
Two. Just two, I sign, a flush coloring my cheeks. That's it. I just know him because he's a friend of Kaz's.
At that exact moment, River drops right next to my brother from the trees. Aemin instantly jerks back in shock, raising his hands defensively before recognizing the sable-haired elf.
River flashes me a cheeky smile, his scarlet lips twisting upward.
"Is your brother a little frightened of me, my lady?"
He doesn't like jump scares. I reply, noticing him sheathing a bloodstained knife. He had gotten to the runaway.
I turn my eyes back.
River.
Will you take us to Elven?
"I knew you'd ask that." He whispers, gaze shadowing. "Lady Rinei. I'm afraid that I cannot. It's very dangerous— every elf can tell apart an outsider n
