That night, after Eva, Alicia, Milia, and Beatrice had gone to sleep inside the tent, Ard sat by the campfire with Brylee from A-Class and Nathan from B-Class, who were also on guard duty. The three of them were silent. Ard glanced toward the forest; he could still feel the Raven Corps watching and guarding him, as well as the tent where Eva was sleeping.
"They're still out there, apparently," Ard muttered to himself.
He then turned to look at Nathan, who was already drowsy, and Brylee, who was standing silently with his arms crossed, his eyes closed.
"Huh... they're asleep, it seems," Ard muttered with a cynical smile.
Suddenly, someone put a hand on his shoulder. Ard turned to see Eva standing behind him, wrapped in a blanket because of the cold, and smiling at him. Ard shifted over, and Eva immediately sat down next to him. Then, Eva turned to look at Brylee and Nathan, who seemed to be asleep.
"Oh, they're asleep?" Eva asked.
