am-books Ch 2.51: Gold
Ch 2.51: Gold
Ch 2.51: Gold
“I’m sorry you had to go through that, Elaina,” Tira eventually said, breaking the silence. The four of them had been in her office for almost ten minutes, none of them making a sound.
“You know,” Elaina said, looking back up at the crystal monitor on the wall that displayed the dining hall as it was slowly clearing out, “I actually felt bad for him. For Waine.”
Tira sneered, shaking her head. “Not him, the new professor. She’s the one people were laughing at, even if his name was the one said.”
Elaina did feel bad for Koh, of course, felt more for her than she did Waine. But that was what she expected of herself, what anyone decent would expect. Waine was different, someone she’d never feel bad for. Not even during the attack when it seemed like he might’ve died did she feel bad about that, but for some reason this was different, the one time she could imagine feeling something other than contempt for the boy.
“Let’s get back to the time sensitive topic, shall we?” Flora asked.
“Yeah,” Elaina said, resolving to sort her feelings regarding Waine and Koh out later. “Brink said something about an entry fee, but not how much it is. I’ll need to know how much I need to bring.”Upstodatee from
“It’s nothing,” Flora said, “don’t worry. I mean, it’s not literally nothing, but it’s not that big a deal to us.” Elaina couldn’t even think of more words to protest, so she let that portion of the conversation drop even as it rolled her mind over inside her head.
“I wish we could have just one weekend where something System related wasn’t going on,” Elaina said.
“It’ll be fun though!” Flora said. “We’re going to Mirage! Drinks, games, all sorts of stuff.”
“That’s not what this is,” Tira said, face in her palm. “And you know it.”
“Yeah yeah, I’m just kidding,” Flora replied, with a side-eyed look to Elaina that indicated she very much did not seem to be kidding. “There is one thing to worry about though if Carly and are paying, and I think you can help with that Elaina.”
That at least seemed like an honest thought, but Elaina wasn’t sure how she could be of any use. “What am I gonna do?”
“Well, we’re all gonna need dresses of course!.”