"How long are you going to keep pretending, Ms. Arlyne?" Eli's voice broke the silence, his attention shifting to Arlyne as he changed his target.
Since he failed before, he wanted to give it another shot.
Now that Pearl had fallen asleep... or rather, pretended to do so.
"Hehe..." Arlyne, who had been feigning sleep, awkwardly chuckled as she slowly lifted her head from Eli's lap, settling beside him. She hugged her knees, her gaze fixed on the dancing flames that seemed to ripple like water.
"We haven't talked much, right?" Eli observed, stealing a glance at her.
Arlyne nodded in agreement, "Yes, ever since the training program, our conversations have been sparse," she confirmed.
"Hmm..." Eli pondered inwardly, 'That's a predicament, what should I do to let her speak more...hmm?' contemplating how to encourage Arlyne to open up more.
Suddenly, Arlyne broke the silence with a serious question, her gaze fixed on Eli,
"You..."
