[color=mediumslateblue]"You're right, they're not."[/color] Saina walked up to the taller man, her relaxed posture matching his as she stopped before him. 

[color=mediumslateblue]"It will not be much longer now, Maximus."[/color] As she spoke, her cool, pale blue eyes looked up into his own. Within their depths, it seemed some twinkle could be seen there. 

[color=mediumslateblue]"They're eating a meal I prepared. I think they enjoyed it."[/color] 

The crow-haired girl tilted her head down, closing her eyes in what seemed to be contentment. 

[color=mediumslateblue]"Come. We should go on ahead to make this venture painless."[/color]

With that, Saina made her way up the stairs to the cloister of trials.