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.