A day into their journey to drop intel to an undercover Knight, the Sun is hanging low while Aaron, James, and Laura set up camp in a patch of dirt a bit off of the main path.
As the three finish setting up their camp, the moon begins to rise, and a dim blue light seems to drop across the entire field.
As the there notice the strange blue hue, they sit down and take it in before James comments on it.
"They're called Full Moon Lilies, y'know"
James said it as he looked at Laura.
"They only grow close to the Center, but never in the Center so I've never actually seen them in person."
"They only bloom under a Full Moon, and when they do, it's beautiful."
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Aaron chuckles and says "Known you for 12 years and never knew that ya liked flowers so much."
The comment gets a small laugh from the other two as well.
As the evening drags into the night, very few words are spoken in the group until Aaron says "I think I'm gonna grab some shuteye, don't get into too much trouble, you two."
The two sit in silence, appreciating the dim blue of the flowers clashing with the bright orange of the fire they sit around.
After a few minutes, Laura speaks.
"You know, thank you for telling me about... That... A couple months ago."
"I would rather know than have one of my closest friends keep such a major secret from me."
Both of their faces glow bright red, adding to the diverse color scheme in the night as the white moon rises even higher.
Later in the colorful night, Laura's head drifts to the right, and onto James' shoulder.
James thinks about whether he should accept or reject before his head drifts onto Laura's.
Aaron drifts into the waking world as the Sun comes up, and he sees James and Laura, James' head now on Laura's lap while Laura is slumped forward, chest on James' head.
As Aaron sees the two, he groans loudly and lays his head back down, hard, almost as if he knows that he'll lose the bet.
