Adrian glanced at all the people sitting at the table. Elias was listening excitedly, his older sister seemed to be ignoring the conversation entirely as she quietly ate her food, and his mother seemed amused during the whole conversation.
Even now, she had an amused expression hidden behind her soft smile as she looked at the girl.
'What is she even doing? Her behavior is so strange.'
If he had to define the kind of person he thought his mother was, he would not use the word 'easygoing' if nothing else. Yet she was so readily agreeing to all the demands made by the girl.
More than that, why did she invite the girl to the dining hall, anyway?
Just then, his younger brother raised both hands in the air excitedly.
"I want to go too! Take me with you!"
"No," his mother answered firmly. "El, you will get in their way if you go with them."
"But…"
