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Our training continued on and on.
In the past, the routine sometimes felt tedious, but now it felt like we were taking a break, especially for Ellen. In the Dark Land, she had been like a hissing cat, on edge and suspicious of everything that came at her. Now, though, she was gradually returning to her usual self.
Speaking of which, just imagining Ellen hissing seemed kind of cute…
Of course, Ellen’s demeanor in the Dark Land had been far from cute. In fact, she had been impressive. She had incredible charisma, spoke way more than usual, and everything she said had been spot on.
She was almost back to her usual self now; cool and collected.
Her sensitive behavior in the Dark Land was the complete opposite of her usual self.
Now that she was back in the safe environment of the Temple, she was returning to her original state.
Of course, it still wasn’t easy for us to have conversations like we did before. We still worked out together in the early mornings and trained together in the training grounds, but it felt like we were just performing assigned tasks.
It wasn’t awkward, but it was just hard to know how to strike up a conversation. We ended up having short, curt conversations instead.
Normally, I would joke around or tease her, and Ellen would respond sulkily or eventually get annoyed, but that wasn’t happening right now.
Even when we made something to eat at night, I would make it on my own, and Ellen would eat it quietly.
It wasn’t that we felt uncomfortable with each other. In fact, she seemed perfectly comfortable with me. It was just that our minds were filled with topics we did not want to discuss, so nothing was said.
It was just that kind of typical lunchtime.
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