Chapter 47. See You Later, Kitten

Eir’s POV

“No… It’s Eir. My name is Eir.”

The silence felt thick around the campfire; everyone kept looking between us, and it made me feel uneasy. Shifting slightly in my seat, I tried to avoid his heavy gaze. He nodded slightly and shifted his focus back to his cup—something that seemed to break the others’ attention on me, too. Awkward!

“Sure, Eir! So, tell me, Eir. Where is your mother?”

My head snapped in his direction, and I squinted my eyes at him.

“Home.”

“Earth?”

“Of course! Where else?”

“Interesting. Tell me about her.”

I stood up and placed my cup down. I had nothing more to do here; it was time to go back.

“I need to go back. Thanks for the… tea?”

I didn’t really know what it was. It was sweet and warm at the same time. Made my cheeks and face warm up, so I’m guessing there was alcohol in the picture.

“No rush, please. I want to hear about her.”

“No.”

Now it was his turn