Zenith looks away from Lacey, brushing at tears forming in her eyes. “I don’t understand. She’s never been, well, a bad person. I used to think she wouldn’t hurt a fly, but she had to prove me wrong during the summer, fruit fly season. But this..”

Carra’s eyes widen a little and she laughs. “I didn't think you’d say that [i]out loud[/i],” she nudges him, teasing.