Redtail Rise She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe

All at once there was the voice of the girl again. This time it wasn't a shriek and it could be made out as words, but it wasn't the only one. There was a boy here too - he was very pale, and had the look of someone who had just rolled in mud and food. Like he needed a bath. But when Reki shyly shifted closer to get a sniff of him, he smelled none of those things.

He withdrew before the boy's attention could linger long upon himself. The boy was focused on Lilia, which made Reki much more comfortable and he couldn't explain why. Lilia was being her usual demanding self; something Reki would learn to live with.

She was adamant that food be brought to her. How dare he not bring something? How could he have known?! He immediately felt overwhelmed by her soured mood and withdrew into himself a bit, pulling away from them both to hunker down and pout off to the side.