The history between the two men was clear. Kire stepped aside, crossing her arms as she observed their exchange. [i]What a curious affair I have found myself in.[/i] More than just some casual friendship, this one. Envy spoke to him as if to a prodigal son. She smirked when Envy threatened Rulitus with her dragging him, and if she were to be honest she almost wished the Kartaian would follow through with it. But alas, Rulitus had finally listened to reason and went up to his estranged friend, though Kire was consoled by the sight of the giant man enveloping the grouch in an embrace he couldn’t escape.

Kire followed up after, giving them space and standing beside Ysaryn instead. “The smell isn’t the only unpleasant thing about him,” she said quietly to the woman, but otherwise didn’t interrupt their reunion just yet. [i]I’d have gone mad if I stayed away from my family for that long,[/i] Kire thought. She had run away from her problems before, but ultimately she would’ve rather died than be parted with the people she loved. [i]That’s also how long they’ve stayed here then.[/i] “We’re both still rather winded from our fight with the Kartaian hunters,” she said after a while, “may we rest a while inside?”