"You know, it's nice being able to talk in uncharted territory," Madeline chuckled.
"It is," Briar smiled, grateful Madeline had placed the whole blood incident aside.
Madeline was a strong person in general. She was tough on the outside, but on the inside, she was incredibly soft.
After years and years of having to keep to herself, she'd grown incredibly talented at hiding how she actually felt.
Say, if anything were to happen, Madeline's first instinct was to bottle up whatever emotions she felt and keep them hidden from everyone.
She wasn't one to openly share her emotions, so when she did, it was incredibly rare.
So after Briar left her quarters, Madeline was surprised to find Xavier knocking on her door.
"What is it?" Madeline asked, looking Xavier in the eye worriedly.
What, had she upset Emilio by slapping him? She didn't think he'd react that poorly to her doing so.
