The secret visit (2)

"Do I ever change?"

"... that's not necessary." The mellow voice answered Elizebeth pondering alone. "If anything, you are prettier than the last time I saw you."

Elizebeth didn't answer her, instead, she brought her knees up so she could balance her chin on them and hug her arms around her legs.

"How's life?"

"Not so good, thanks to you." She shrugged it off. "How's life on the other side? Do you have a good sleep without waking up at night?"

The voice understood the implication. In fact, too well. She just snickered alone.

"Get out from there. I want to see my little worker... Who used to be mine." She blinked precisely at the place where the voice was.

The tree that she was looking at answered her with ruffled leaves.

"... you are sharp as ever."

"You are not as clever as you deem. Must be hard for you to counterattack my plan, am I right, Eris?"