It was way too early in the morning to even begin to form coherent thought, and yet here she was; wide awake and ready to take on the day. Maybe she had just gotten used to being able to sleep in… possibly doing whatever she wanted without much adult supervision. She knew that Gideon and Manna wouldn’t approve of her slacking off on chores and homework, but they weren’t here so-- However, Elysia was here, so she knew she needed to behave. Thus why she currently found herself awake, though she had to admit she was curious to see what Elysia was talking about.
“Elysia– It’s way too early to be awake…” she whined, though it was evident she was excited. She was dragging her feet a bit, though did start to pick up her pace due to the excitement radiating from Elysia. “Oh? OH? Aha! What kind of surprise is it, Elysia? I wanna know–!”
She was about to continue, but paused when she saw her expression change from amusement to a more solemn look. She glanced over to see what the other was looking at, and found herself frowning slightly. So, that was it then?
This was not something he hadn’t expected. Kale yawned slightly as he gave a small wave. He knew Elysia had been lurking around for a bit, but he wasn’t aware that she was still in town. He had figured she had left sometime after he and Sheridan had headed out, but apparently he was mistaken. He had come to expect her blank expression, but to hear her sound chipper was… strangely odd.
He shifted his pack slightly, glancing over from Airey and then back to Elysia. “…Hey there, Elysia, Airey. What’s up? Didn’t think you guys would be up this early…”
Deciding it was best to be civil and keep the mood up, she replied back with rather ease, “We’re just heading out. I thought I’d...oh, I don’t know, surprise Airey with something.” There is a moment where she doesn’t speak as her eyes met his. She wondered if Kale would be too busy for the offer she was able to put out but one never knew unless one tired so after a second, she took a deep breath and took a chance.
“If you want, it’d be nice to have one more person along the way. In case we run into trouble.” Which was very likely, know her and Airey’s luck. Still, it wasn’t that she wanted him along, it simply felt wrong not to be inclusive. And despite any ill feelings she felt towards Kale, he was, overall, still a good guy.
Glancing toward Airey, Elysia clapped her hands together and smiled. “What do you say, Airey? Think we can drag Kale along with us? Three is definitely better than two.” After all, it wasn’t setting a good example if she constantly was at odds with Kale. Airey seemed civil enough but Elysia was close enough to the girl she could still see some uneasiness around the male.
“I promise, it’ll be fun. And I can say you will be feed, so think of this as a nice outing so you can relax.” Something these two definitely needed to do after what happened.