[b]Ella returned to Marken with her drinks, growing rigid at his question. She was stupid, why did she talk about her scars out loud? Slowly, Ella went back to Marken, handing him his own glass of water. Should she tell him, or would she be able to skirt around things for now?

"Let's just say parts of my childhood weren't... enjoyable," Ella admitted, sitting on the arm of Marken's chair, "Don't worry, it's nothing too disfiguring. I just have some bad memories attached to them."[/b]