ELRETH
She wanted to snarl at her brother's declaration. He was so certain, and she didn't know enough to know whether he was pessimistic, or entirely realistic.
It was like Gar had stood up and taken a shit right in the middle of the circle and no one wanted to look at it, but they couldn't ignore it either.
Elreth went very still, her entire body humming with tension. She looked at Aaryn to find him leaning on the arm of his chair and staring at her sadly.
A jolt of fear crackled through her—it was too much. Not for her, but for him. He had too many things to deal with all at once. He was going to give in to that darkness he was so afraid of if she didn't do something. She couldn't expect him to carry her through this. She needed to be the strong one.
