Charis
He was so still he could have been a statue. Just staring out at nothing.
I walked over quietly and touched his back.
He didn't flinch. He'd probably heard me coming long before I reached him.
"What's wrong?" I asked softly.
Kael turned to face me. In the moonlight, his face still had his signature blank expression, but he smiled when he saw me, only it didn't reach his eyes.
"Nothing," he said.
"Kael."
He shook his head again, then suddenly pulled me into a hug. His arms wrapped around me tightly, and he buried his face in my neck. I could feel his breath against my skin.
I held him back, running my hands soothingly up and down his back. We stood like that for a long moment, not speaking and just holding each other.
Finally, he pulled away. He turned back to staring out at the city, his hands returning to his pockets.
"I'm going back to Ravenshore tomorrow," he said quietly.
"What? Why?"
