<div style="text-align: center">《 Anise 》<br/>
Location: KOA<br/>
Addressing:Ezra, Rachel​</div><br/><br/>"They were stronger than you give them credit for. Maybe not strong like you, from a defensive standpoint. But they understood community, and standing by one another, and what they believed in. They would have found the strength, for us." Anise didn't consider herself even as strong has her parents. If Ezra didn't believe they stood a chance, what belief did he had that she would? Did he believe so deeply that he could protect her when she didn't have the forethought to protect herself?<br/><br/>Ezra crossed his arms and closed himself off from her, not for the first time that day. She raised her brows.<br/><br/>"That's bullshit. You can lie to yourself, but you're not fooling me. I know you. Something happened when you went back into Abendblume. You<i>wanted </i>to go back in. Why?" She leveled a hard challenging stare at her brother. "We've<i>never</i>kept things from one another." She was offended that Ezra would try now.<br/><br/>"Let's drop these off and then I want an explanation," Anise stated, handing him the grill grate before walking everything towards where they were getting the fire going. Next, she popped in to check on Rachel, peeking her head inside.<br/><br/>"They should have water going soon. I told them to signal me when they had some ready, and I'll run and get it for you. We're just next door if you need anything else."<br/><br/>Over at their cabin, she took the swing seat and motioned Ezra beside her, hoping a moment to decompress over the day would get him talking to her again.