I offered some to Elora. She hesitated for a hit and then she took it. I ate most of the berries before we continued our hike. When we were close to the top of the hill and it was a bit difficult to climb, she offered her hand and I took it. I thanked her genuinely with a smile. She grunted and looked away. I admired the view from the top of the hill. You could see the whole of hellzhut and far beyond from here. It was like standing on a skyscraper. "Why are you being nice to me?" I asked Elora because I really wanted to know. It suddenly felt like she didn't hate me that much. She scoffed "You are pitiful" ouch. That hurt. She was only nice because she pitied me. Well what did I expect. We didn't stay long on the hill after that. She raced us back to the castle. I was about to go m

