Aurora didn't know how to react for a moment as she just stared at the stretched hand in hesitation. As much as she was tempted to agree immediately, something was stopping her.
But why?
Wasn't this the thing she always wanted? To have friends she could trust her back with and friends she would never have to lie with?
That was her only wish aside from getting Veer, then why was she hesitating?
Even if she tried her best to fool herself, Aurora knew she just fought Elara because she was jealous of her. Not only because she had everything Aurora wanted, but she was also courageous enough to take and face it.
But she never hated her. In fact, Aurora was truly grateful to Elara as she had taken care of Veer for all these years. After all, while she had made sure none of those opposing factions attacked Veer, it really wasn't impossible to escape her radar considering their status.
