Xiu Xue honestly didn't want to think about what could've happened to Reiha. She wasn't sure she agreed with Adian either. As far as she knew nothing had ever happened to Adam and he was a complete jerk. She really didn't want to know if something had happened to either.

"I'd rather not talk about it anymore," she stated bluntly. She wrapped her arms around herself a shiver running down her spine. If no one talked, she could paint the world however she wanted. Unlike some people, she needed an illusion to believe there were good people.

She actually missed being an orphan. It was so much nicer there than in Durem. True the apartment was nice but she could hear people from the alleys, she could look down them when she walked by...

"Do you like birds that don't fly? Or just ones that can?" Kasch asked. He'd flipped the book a few pages and saw a mention of flightless birds. It seemed kind of weird that there would be birds who couldn't fly.