"To be honest, the village being in ruins wasn't the worst. It was more painful to lose the people I was close to while growing up. I knew them for all my life, if not most of my life, and suddenly, they were gone." Ryul answered.
Elizabeth smiled sadly upon hearing Reas' answer. "As much as I'd like to tell you otherwise, I have no lover or secret admirer. And if there is someone secretly admiring me, than they do a very good job at keeping it secret."