"..." Julia stopped walking for a moment, slowly turning her head to Alessia, she asked. "Did he now?"
"Um..." Alessia averted her eyes. "...Yes."
"I see." Julia nodded with her plain expression and strode off in a different direction than she was heading before. "Lead the way."
"Yes!" Alessia quickly caught up, walking two steps ahead of Julia.
Iris silently trailed behind Julia without a word to the rest of the group, and quickly the sound of their footsteps faded into the distance, leaving the boys behind, awkwardly standing in place.
"Where were we even going before?" Alden broke the silence, returning his gaze back to the direction they were previously headed.
"Uh." Alan scratched the back of his head, looking around his surroundings.
The boys were surrounded by fields of crimson flowers, varying in all sorts of species but still holding a common ruby hue.
"To the dressing rooms." Lucian explained their doubts.
