Test Of Character

*Sip*

Taking a sip out of his teacup, Arvell looked at the boy sitting before.

"So you must be the boy who saved Zen! Arvell was it?"

The boy flashed Arvell a friendly smile.

Arvell smiled lightly in response.

"James Verlice, I presume? Angela told me a lot about you."

James's eyes went wide as his cheeks reddened slightly.

Looking away, he began to scratch the back of his neck.

"W-what did she say?"

'He can't make his feelings any more apparent; he's like a child.' Arvell thought to himself.

'At least he's honest with his heart. Let's see just how well you fare when you fall in love. Don't forget… You're still a child yourself,' Lykos countered.

'I'm not that emotional of a person, as if I would fall head over heels like that.'

'Let's see.'

Throwing Lykos's words to the back of his mind, Arvell focused his attention back on James.

"Every time you were so much as mentioned, her face turned red like a tomato."

A small smile formed on James's mouth.

"Is that so…"