Cedric found Eric by the Koi Pond outside. He had already finished a cigarette and was lighting a new one.
"You normally don't smoke." Cedric said as he approached Eric.
"Katerina, she tests me." Eric grinned and shook his head.
"I, of all people have the least right to comment, I wasn't around for all that." Cedric told Eric.
"Back then, Katerina and I were getting close. It's odd how from seeing her as my little sister she was all of a sudden someone I wanted, and she was the only one I wanted." Eric said with a sigh.
"She liked you too, didn't she." Cedric said as he pushed a rock into the pond.
"I guess, but she never said anything." Eric said with a sad laugh.
"When did Calathea come into the picture?" Cedric asked.
