He had barely seen Elara these past few days… though it was for good reason.
According to Vanessa, she was off learning how to control plasma so she wouldn't hurt anyone and since she was hugging him, she must have mastered it.
Lucius hugged her back, letting her smaller frame sink into his chest.
For all the power she carried, Elara always felt fragile when she pressed against him.
She smelled faintly of Vanessa's perfume and she was wearing her Grimmaw uniform too, apparently it was a busy day but she was still energetic.
She tilted her face up toward him, eyes half-lidded with relief, before darting a glance past his shoulder at Luna, who was still yawning.
Luna didn't even bother hiding her boredom.
In reality, she didn't care one bit about what was happening — not when Lucius had told her ear earlier that he'd knock her up later.
"I'll get going," Luna mumbled, cheeks glowing red as she turned and ran inside, trying to cover her flustered look with an exaggerated yawn.
