Eryn and Aria were the only two people in the living room, and Eryn couldn't figure out why everyone else had left him alone with Aria. She was currently staring at him intensely, which eventually made him feel irritated "Can you stop looking at me?" Eryn said, feeling annoyed. "But I can't help it! There's just something about you," Aria replied cheerfully, causing Eryn to groan. "Could you at least do it from a distance? You're sitting way too close," he said, noticing how near she was. Aria seemed almost attached to his side, leaving barely any space between them, as if trying to respect his personal space—even though it didn’t really work. "Oh, I'll move if you talk to me nicely," Aria responded. Eryn sighed in frustration. "Seriously, what do you want?" he finally asked. "I'm glad you asked!" Aria said excitedly before continuing, "Have you ever been in a relationship?" "No," Eryn answered shortly. "Okay, are you in one now?" she questioned. "No," Eryn replied again. "D

"Hey, she still isn't talking to you," Kael said as he walked over to Eryn, who was sitting on a bench in the backyard. Eryn let out a sigh and responded, "No, I have tried to apologize to her, but she won’t even listen to me." "What you said was really terrible, so you can’t blame her," Kael pointed out. He looked at Eryn and added, "I know she can be annoying sometimes—I’ve dealt with that for a long time—but she’s actually really nice. I’m not saying you have to like her back or anything, but you could be friends with her. If you tell her you just want to be friends, she’ll respect that." "Alright, I’ll try talking to her again," Eryn replied. "Okay, that was the nicest thing I’ve ever said about her! I have goosebumps; I’m never doing that again," Kael joked, making Eryn laugh. After their training session that evening, everyone gathered in the living room looking tired. "I’m so proud of you all! You’re doing great with your training and deserve these gifts," Terrakaiya said