So Near All Along

It had been so long since Elycia refused to do anything that might cross the line. But now, she was inviting him to stay for dinner and Crown Prince Alerone was perplexed.

What had suddenly gotten into her?

Soon enough, Alerone realized that he wasn't the only one as Mrs. Vizzar was also looking at her daughter with a hint of surprisement on her face.

"We don't have much to offer, but -"

"It's okay," Alerone promptly interrupted. "I'm fine with anything."

As Mrs. Vizzar was already working on serving the dishes when the Crown Prince arrived, it wasn't long before they all sat down for dinner.

Though most of the dinner passed in awkward silence and with only a few chats out of formality being exchanged between the three, Alerone often glanced at Elycia. He was already glad enough to know that she had recovered a lot and seeing that she seemed to be much more at ease around him like she used to be in the past... it relieved him in many ways.