As night came, people rested around the campfire, eating while laughing. He hadn't seen them in such a good mood in a while, but if you think about it, they had a reason to be so happy. After a long journey, where they barely ate and walked so much in the cold.
Hanging around a hot campfire, with their stomachs filled, why wouldn't they be happy? This was the thing they had been wanting for a long time.
Aether also stood among them, watching as the fire burned, but without saying a word... There were too many things going on inside his mind. It was a mess; it really was. He hadn't had to think of so many things in a while.
And it showed, since he had been having a hard time handling it all.
...
Having a hard time understanding himself, who he was.
Maybe this was the reason he couldn't bring himself to tell Sofia the truth, because he didn't fully understand who the person he was going to reveal to her was.
