Ryan and Chloe are seen, still awake and staring at the sky in the middle of the night.
"I wonder how they'll settle this. It's been a few hours since they've spoken to each other" Chloe say
"You think they need our help?" Ryan ask
"I don't think so. You know how your brother behaves sometimes. I don't want something that'll get him provoked. It's better we leave them to handle it themselves" Chloe says and Ryan says nothing but takes in a deep breath.
They have a little distance in between them and both are staring at the moon. Trying to accumulate Its beauty.
"Is something wrong with Joe? He acts like we are invisible and he's always in the dark" Ryan speaks up after sometime of silence.
"That's how he is. Not smiley or anything but a bit alone sometimes. After the death of our parents... "
Ryan turns to her and she did likewise.
"And a bit obnoxious and overprotective sometimes" she completed and Ryan adds hysterically.
"And weird" Chloe faintly smiles but she don't like where this is headed to. She don't like talking about her family the way she is talking about Joe right now, but she also don't want to leave Ryan with unanswered questions.
It's not a good sight to see. To be very honest.
"Why does he acts like we're here to eat you guys?" Ryan asks and Chloe becomes a bit hard with her answer.
"Umm... That's his nature" she retorts.
"Are you sure? That's not what... "
"That's his nature, it's just... "
"It's not. Stop saying that... He have something be-"
"Stop talking about him that way! He just behaves like that because he have the responsibilities of his junior siblings in his hands! Our parents are dead, Ryan! What else do you want to know!" Chloe fumed
Ryan didn't say a word but stare at Chloe with a cold but expressionless look on his face. He is confused but his face shows nothing.
"Why are you yelling at me?" Ryan asks calmly.
"Because you... " Chloe became speechless.
She forgot that it is Ryan she's speaking to. Not Leo or Joe or even LiLi.
"Ryan... "
"Hold it. I don't want to hear it" Ryan says calmly, still staring into her eyes.
"Have a nice night" with that, he stood up and left to another place to sleep.
Chloe watched his every movement and sighed. She didn't mean to yell at him, she just got infuriated by all the questions and talks about her elder brother.
She lied down and released a deep breath.
Oh gosh, what has she done?
LiLi felt something rise in her. She turns around and stares at every corner of the dark place she is in with fear.
Where is she?
It rings in her head like a bell and it feels like the question wants to break her head into pieces.
Then a darker figure of a man appeared. She is not so sure if it's a man but she knows someone is standing in front of her. Someone she knows... She perceives it.
"Come out" she says with a shaky voice and then she heard the voice of someone real familiar. Someone she knows and someone she hates.
"Dear, oh my. Queen of Peril and heir to the seat of Perilous... "
She froze at that spot.
"You don't wanna die, do you?"
She shook continuously. Why is this man here and what does he wants from her?
"Dad?"
"Clever girl. Now surprises will follow until you get to Perilous. Be as clever as ever... "
The white man with a dirty but deep brown hair came into a line of light and LiLi's eyes widened.
Her father? Is... Is he alive?
The next words that came out from his mouth surprised her.
"But also be very cautious with who you get angry with"
Her eyes open wide as she panted and sat up.
It was just a dream. Just a dream? It look so real!
Sweat all over her and she stared ahead of her as she take in and let go of air continuously.
"Just a dream... " She managed to calm herself down.
Be careful with who you get angry with. It's that directed at Leo or someone or something else?
She still remembers the days she met with Ryan and Leo. In the train heading to Perilous.
Why did the people and even the elders of Peril lie that Perilous is in Peril, meanwhile it's not. And they call Perilous the capital of Peril?
Or wait....
It's all making sense now.
They don't want the citizens of Peril and every state in it to know that the ruler of Perilous is not in that town.
Right?
LiLi sighed deeply and kept on wondering how she would get the pieces together and fix them in a spot.
She stared back at the rest just to see Leo also awake. His shiny black hair make a movement and she quickly face her front.
She don't want him to have a thought that she feels sorry or something.
He deserves to feel lonely for...
That isn't true. Why do I make the people around me to feel nothing but pain? LiLi asks herself quietly in her heart.
Her mother didn't just feel pain but also faced death. Death, right in front of her.
That night turns out to be the most regrettable night in her life.
And that man...
He told her to be careful with the people she gets angry with... That means...
She shouldn't get angry at Leo or something? Or even Ryan?
LiLi stood up from the rusty leaves she slept on and that attracted the attention of Leo.
From his sitting position, he turns to look at what made the silent noise and discovers that it is LiLi. He stares at her as she made her way to the forest a little deeper, compared to where they are.
"We both know you won't appreciate it if I go in there with you, so what's the point?" he mumbled.
But curiosity, they say...
Gets the better of people.