"What's happening?"
"What has gotten into you?"
"I thought I was the only one who noticed the sudden change."
Drake pulled away from Chloe to glance at Esme whose voice was the last he heard.
"Well... well..."
He started, holding one of Chloe's hands. Intertwining his fingers in hers.
"You don't have to worry about the detail. But I tell you for a fact... trust me, you don't have to think too much."
He watched Esme look to Caidine, then Caidine to Mr Hao. Caidine came on,
"Would you at least speak in the language we understand? I'm not sure if you are speaking the language that we know."
He chuckled wryly. He realized the position he was assuming wasn't the best, yet he didn't want to break the contact which he was nursing. He didn't want to let go of Chloe's hand, let alone pull her to hold a position where everyone would see him.