*Eris' POV*

The walk to the bathhouse passed in a blur as tears began to sting my eyes. Before I realized it, we were nearly there.

"Are you okay?" I heard Messene ask and it felt like it wasn't the first time she'd tried asking.

I shrugged and wiped snot from my nose. "I don't know. I don't know how I am supposed to feel, let alone what choice I should make. There's no easy answer here and I'm afraid that if I make the wrong call and something bad ...