Ellin raised his face. His mouth was half-open in shock; the tears that sparkled in his eyes in the dim electric light made him look vulnerable and gentle—like a princess awaiting her knight in shining armour. "Xia… what… how?"
Eve also had questions on her mind, but it wasn't the time for them right now. She took her things from Xia and put them on in a hurry. While she did that, Xia threw Ellin his.
"Come, Lin-Lin! Less crying, more moving!" Her frown deepened. "I don't know how much we have until someone will call the alarm."
Ellin shook his head and wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve. When he stood up again, his dazzling grin was back. "Who's crying there? That wasn't me, it was my secret crybaby twin. Alright, let's go!"
