"Ow, ow, ow!" Elion painfully lowered his head to the side as a pair of very sharp nails pinched into his ear.
"You're late," Celeste complained, a very angry pout forming on her face. "You said you would be back in a day."
"Technically, I said I would try to be back in a day."
Celeste pinched harder.
"Ow! Alright, alright! That's close enough to a promise!"
"Hmph."
She finally released him, crossing her arms beneath her delicately small chest as she looked away.
Elion straightened himself and rubbed his aching ear.
'She really didn't hold back...'
The Ark had arrived back at Dreadmoor Hollow only a short while ago, and Celeste had sensed their return almost immediately; Elion didn't even know how.
He had barely managed to step outside before the white-haired Vampire appeared in front of him, crossed the distance between them, and grabbed his ear without so much as a greeting.
Elion looked at her.
