Ethan narrowed his eyes at her. "Rome can take care of me. You're the only one who can communicate with the only dragon we have right now. No doubt Alex is currently a ticking time bomb trying to find us, more specifically you, and at the moment he has no use for the townspeople and it will not take long for him to start killing and we know that from experience." He put his hand on hers. "Please." He was slightly surprised he wasn't slurring in his speech. "Your brothers and sister(s?) are in there still."

Asta glared at him and turned her head away, looking pissed that he was both making a good point and making her feel guilty. "You think I don't realize that?" She snapped, yanking her hand away and standing up. She looked down at him for a moment and then strode off toward the front of the house, making a noise that sounded like a scoff. Biana and Fitz watched her go in silence. Neither of them followed her. For Asta, sometimes it was just best to let her... deal with it.

Ethan winced as she pulled her hand away, he tilted his head down so he wouldn't have to look at how angry she was. ..It scared him a little. He wanted to follow her but he wasn't sure he could stand up. He stared at the fire, thinking. Rome watched him gaze at the fire. He looked so beat up and tired, so different to his usual self. She could see how unwell he really was, the shaking, twitching, even how he was breathing. It made her feel like a failure of a sister that her younger brother be put through such.

Asta made her way around the front, walking quickly over to Castor, who was laying down in the front yard. He blinked at her quietly as she made her way to his other side, curling up on the ground so she wasn't visible from the house. She had her knees pulled to her chest and her arms wrapped around them. She settled her head on her knees and sighed.

Biana wrapped her arms around herself quietly, glancing at Fitz and then Benji. She slipped away from the group and went around the front as well, going inside.

Ethan sighed and cautiously laid down on the grass beside the fire. Staring up at the sky. He winced, laying his hand on his stomach while he fidgeted with a leaf. It felt like the entire charade was on his shoulders, even though the rest of them were also feeling this cramped and pressured to save the Sanctuary. Especially Biana, he could see that much. R "Hungry?" She asked Ethan quietly. He shook his head. R "Ethan," He shook his head again. She looked down, thinking about forcefeeding him but she didn't want to hurt him more.

Fitz removed himself from the backyard, feeling as though he were intruding at that point. He hurried away and sat on a chair set on the porch. Tensions were high. It was not a welcoming atmosphere.

We need to do something iNtErEStInG))

I don't know WHAT INTERESTING TO DO))

UHM

I DUNNO

HAVE BIANA AND BENJI INTERACT WHILE ASTA STOPS BEING MOODY?))

HOW DO YOU- HOW WOULD- I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SURVIVE MORE AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS))

WELL THEN YOU SUGGEST SOMETHING YE BUFFOON))