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The trip towards the Dry Steppes was longer than Aquarina could have imagined, to reach these faraway lands of the Elven Continent, the airship had to travel for two and a half days through the skies. In between her tears due to missing Sylphy and her own boredom, she slept through half of the trip, only waking up to eat when her parents called for her.
Shade and Nepheline had noticed it already, Aquarina was very depressed. Although she had shown some maturity once the trip began, they easily learned it was all to not make Sylphy upset. The moment she entered the airship with her parents, she broke out into tears and wouldn't let go of her mother for hours.
She loved Sylphy so much she didn't want to show her how she truly felt and bottled everything up. For these two days, she hadn't stopped crying in between her naps and food. Her parents did their best to lift her spirits, but it wasn't working too well.
