Marcus woke up that morning gazing at Ellie sitting on a rock in the far corner of where their group had set camp.
It appeared she had woken up earlier than the rest and was taking this time to sob a little bit while nobody was looking.
Marcus felt he should try to talk to her to see if she was ok, but he didn't want to get her by surprise, so he tried to walk with heavy steps so she could hear him coming over.
The girl quickly noticed the lad approaching and wiped her tears before facing him.
"Hey, Ellie... Did you manage to sleep well...?" he asked while trying to check on the state of her expression.
She turned around to show a fragile attempt at a smile, "Hey, Marcus... Yeah... I have all my energy back... I'm ready to take on the next ring..."
That wasn't exactly what Marcus had asked, but he assumed she probably didn't want to talk about it.
