“Well, yeah, we have been on a few adventures together, so to speak.” She chuckled while fondly recalling some of the things she and the others had gotten into previously.
“Sometimes it was me and Madeleine going out to explore whenever she would take a break from her search, but the three of us have visited a couple towns we’ve never been to before while helping her look. We did a bit of sightseeing while we were out there, but I had to come home at least by midnight so my father wouldn’t get upset about me being out for too long.”
“I… wanted to go to that winter ball they were holding last month, but Perseus and Maddie have been busy this winter and I didn’t want them to miss out on the fun. Plus, my brother and sister came home for the holidays so I wanted to be with my family altogether while I could…”
She shrugged. “Overall, we made some pretty interesting discoveries. Now that we’ve consulted Nysa for help, Madeleine knows where her parents are and can reunite with them when she’s ready to head out. But, I heard she and Perseus were leaving to help her friend Micah first. I had to stay here, in case anything were to happen, but I hope everyone’s okay.”
In her subconscious, unbeknownst to Cesare, Elizabeth was actually fighting back tears. While Eudai was continuing his work to keep up appearances, she was still coming to terms with saying goodbye to the people she cared about. The Gothitelle had realized this was going to be one of the hardest goodbyes she’d have to make. She didn’t know why, but it proved itself to be as such when tears stung at her eyes.
Elizabeth buried her face into her arms, and as she wept in silence, she couldn’t help imagining how much it would hurt for him and everyone else to find out that, soon enough, she would be dead.