Gloomy Confession

Celeste speaks softly, her brow furrowed and her face somber, breaking the silence of the late night. "...I-I. I don't think. I have any chance against those beasts..."

She whispers so quietly that if there were any other noise I might not catch it all.

I blink and look up from what I'm reading.

Celeste sits with her knees pulled up, her arms around her legs.

She looks...

Small.

Afraid.

Like that shy, uncertain girl I met before Cyril lost his grip on her.

And I understand why.

Valentine, Roland and May are sleeping. Lucas is driving the cart.

Celeste should be asleep, too, but - well. Now I can see what's been keeping her up.

Her grey eyes fix on me behind her glasses.

"...I. I know that I managed to fight Vesperian, even with the Angel's Tear, but...this. Those things. I could sense how powerful it is. I can't...even fathom how powerful it is."

I press my lips together and I give a small nod.