[center][h1][color=#2dbdfc][b][u]Lucifer Palaiologos[/u][/b][/color][/h1][/center]

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The return of Amy lightened Lucifer's spirits greatly. She didn't look at him, but she had been patched up. She sat down beside him and murmured  [color=f6989d]"Hi..."[/color] without sparing a second glance.
However, Luci did have to wonder. Was she staying with him because they were acquainted? Or was she sitting next to him because she thought it was the right thing to do? Did this make them friends or simply classmates? Was she looking for protection, maybe? Did she want to protect [i]him[/i]?
He decided not to ask. It was enough to enjoy her company without questioning her motives.

They sat in silence for a while longer, before a familiar white-haired boy bounced up, dropped all his gear in one fell swoop and flopped down next to Amy. The charming aroma of one who had done severe physical exercise emanated from him, making Luci pull a face.
[color=#FF004F]”Hiya~! Preeeeeeeeeeeetty tired from that exercise. Really could go for a shower right now.”[/color]
[color=#2dbdfc]"I'll say!"[/color] joked Lucifer, [color=#2dbdfc]"We could smell you coming before we saw you."[/color]

Some of the people who had dragged Amy declared that there was water available. The Fedayeen wasn't particularly thirsty, but evidently Zephyr was, as he panted what effectively translated to "I am thirsty, but cannot possibly summon the energy to move to obtain the liquids that would quench my thirst"
[color=#2dbdfc]"I could get it, if you want..."[/color] the boy offered, but this was quickly shot down by Zephyr, who leapt like a startled rabbit in the direction of the water, leaving Luci and Amy alone with each other once again.

[color=#2dbdfc]"He's got energy."[/color] he remarked wryly [color=#2dbdfc]"I wonder where he gets it from?"[/color]
He knew Amy would have liked him to be quiet, so he respected those wishes. He knew what it was like to have someone talk your ear off. And besides, it was nice just to sit back and relax. He even indulged that most cliche of past-times that so easily infect those sitting on the grass - he lay on his back and watched the clouds in the sky.

[color=#FF004F]”I have trained for many eons bearing cups of coffee.  I have crossed lands far and wide.  I have seen children born and cities laid to waste.  For I am, the courier of refreshments!”[/color]
Lucifer was brought out of his reverie by the loud albino, who handed both him and Amy a cup filled with water. It still amazed him how readily water was available here. The compound he had stayed at in Syria was an ancient building, with no plumbing and no running water. If they wanted to get a drink or a wash, it was a seven-mile hike to the closest village.

[color=#2dbdfc]"Thank you kindly."[/color] He stared into his cup a while longer, his thoughts unreadable. Zephyr had finished his drink, and there was a good chance Amy was done with hers by the time he looked up again.
[color=#2dbdfc]"I've been thinking..."[/color] He paused to gather his thoughts before continuing. [color=#2dbdfc]"This place is going to be hard on us. If we try to take it on all by ourselves, we are going to struggle. So, I want to make a... what is it? A Burned Bread? Something like that."[/color]
He raised his cup in the air in the same way as he had seen all those Americans do it on the TV shows [color=#2dbdfc]"No matter what happens, we'll look out for each other. When we struggle, we can look to each other for help. On our own, we may not make it, but as a group, we can shoulder each others' burdens. What do you say? Brothers?"[/color]

Someone from the Black Class yelled something about a torture class and verbatim said "prepare your anuses". Lucifer's eyes went wide.
[color=#2dbdfc]"I didn't realise it was that kind of school..."[/color] he squirmed visibly, before throwing his drink back in one gulp and crawling to his feet. [color=#2dbdfc]"Well, fortune favours the bold. Mayhap, if we are early, we will avoid the worst of it. Shall we?"[/color]