Elann’s closeness was welcome. He wasn’t adverse to her, simply quiet in his own thoughts and mind as was his usual, only interrupted to speak when spoken to. In the past few days Aimee had been attempting to help Elann along in her Fratava all the more, going through the basic alphabet, not because Elann didn’t know it, but because the letters made up the various sounds of the words within the language. Working them into Elann’s vocabulary and around her accent was a challenge for the Kelvic but she didn’t show frustration since it wasn’t something Elann could exactly control. Elann’s speaking had improved greatly since they set out from Syliras, even more so than when she spoke the little bit in the castle city. Aimee was satisfied with herself.

Noah looked down to Elann as he felt her head on his legs, looking over her briefly, hearing her hummed tune just over the dropping rain outside. The sound was curious to him but didn’t bother him with its haunting tone. It was a tune which came from her and, reaching into the bond, he didn’t feel anything that would spur him to act upon his curiosity. So, he went back to gazing over his sister from time to time or the rest of the wagon as their luggage shifted and swayed because of the sloshing wheels. Noah was lying there so long he started to ignore the wagons entirely, focusing what he could on the rain pattering against the canvas backing wrapped around the car’s frame.

Again his eyes with to Elann as she moved from near the edge of the wagon, coming up into his space and lifting the blanket to set herself underneath it. Noah carefully turned over onto his back, unsure if the movement would irritate his closed wound or if the stitches had just forced him into habits time would have to break. He moved to sit up then, drawing his legs to hold there with his hand across one of his shins over the blanket.

“Hello,” he murmured in greeting, it being one of the few words he said all day. “What’re you humming?”

“How are you?” he asked in the next moment, though he could easily reach into the bond for the answer.