(Author's POV)
"He even took the initiative to talk to that cute duckling like girl. Can you guys believe it? Our youngest~ ... he has finally grown up," Dion was in full on teasing mode as he wiped his fake tear and patted Elio's shoulder.
Elio yelled at Dion, "Stop it ... Brother Dio, stop it. Why are you making it sound weird?" He then turned to the other two and said, "Don't listen to him. He is just taking things out of proportion. She was just a friend I had to make on Nora's insistence. It's just that I got lucky and that girl was fun to talk to."
"Nora's insistence?" Brave was puzzled. "Where did she come from in the picture?"
Elio then explained his call with Nora to them. Listening to the full story, both Brave and Alaric chuckled as Brave commented, "Even Ora is concerned about your lack of social interaction. It's good that she encouraged you to do this. Otherwise, you wouldn't have made a new friend."
