Moonspear waves

Even the way that she looked at him with those sad eyes made him feel frustrated, as though she was deliberately trying to manipulate him into changing his mind. A part of him knew this wasn't true, of course, that she was just a little girl and that it wasn't like she had planned this all out. He just wished she was.. tougher, like the other girls, like Alya and Hydra.

She agreed to watch the stars, enthusiastic at first, then a little more demure. Charon once more found himself thinking, if only she was more confident, not realising (or perhaps deep down being more frustrated about it) that he had made her this way. Though he said nothing, hoping that she'd just grow over this childish behaviour with time, his body language spoke volumes on his disapproval. "Well, we have some time to get to the higher regions," said Charon with a forced smile, "So let's get going!"

Maybe part of him hoped spending more time with Julia would fix things somehow. He really did want things to be better between them. He nosed her cheek and then lead the way towards a path that lead up the mountainside, silently inviting her to follow.