Aerys
I urgently needed to return home, but I couldn't leave without Elizabeth.
My mate had been skillfully evading any one-on-one interactions with me. But this time, I managed to corner her alone at the minibar.
" Do you want something in particular?" she asked, not turning to me as she rummaged through the whiskey selection.
" No, I just wanted us to talk," I told her. She exhaled and looked at me.
" I already told you, Aerys. I'm not going home with you," she emphasized.
" I can't leave you here," I told her. I know I f****d up badly, but I was sorry.
" I know I f****d up with you,"
" I understand it was hard for you. I just wished you believed me," Elizabeth smiled once she found the bottle she sought.
" My brother, Egon, got this bottle from an emperor in China. 1900
