Elowyn, who was now dressed in a proper cloak and dress, hung off Orion's arm. Her lips were widely parted, hiding behind her hand, scandalized.
Meanwhile, Orion glowered as he took in the intimate scene.
Soleia had new clothes on, and the cloak he gave her was strewn on the floor like a dirty rag. His face darkened further as he realized how close the both of them were sitting. They were even eating out of the same sachet!
"Oh, are we interrupting something?" Elowyn asked with a twinkle of her eyes.
Now that Soleia had seen it once, she couldn't unsee it any longer. This girl was rejoicing! Openly so!
Soleia instinctively wanted to dart away from Ralph as though she was a child who was caught somewhere she shouldn't be, but Ralph's grip on her hand was firm. He held her in place, impassively returning Elowyn's gaze.
