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“Lire!” Rain’s cry echoed throughout the courtyard.

I froze.

— Oh.

Mira, who was sitting by the lake, slowly raised her head.

"What did you do again?"

— Nothing.

"Then why is Raine screaming your name?"

— Because he is dramatic.

I quickly turned back to Ivy.

— Ivy, cover me.

— What did you do?

— I'll tell you later!

Ivy sighed, but nodded.

I was about to run away when I saw Kael near the old tree.

— Kael!

I ran to him and immediately hid behind him.

“What this time?” he asked calmly.

— Rain wants to kill me.

"I heard you broke his favorite thing."

— She broke herself!

Kael smiled faintly.

— Of course.

I hugged him, hiding from Rain.

Meanwhile, Rain himself approached Ivy.

— Ivy.

— Mm?

"Haven't you seen Lirea?"

Ivy looked him straight in the eye.

— No.

Rain narrowed his eyes.

— You are lying.

"Me? Never."

— Eve.

— What?

"You have her cloak behind you."

Ivy looked back slowly.

— Oh.

Rain was about to move on when Ivy suddenly began to speak:

"By the way! Did you know that Knox found an underwater cave today?"

The river stopped.

"What other cave?"

— Very interesting.

— Where?

— Well...

While Ivy distracted him, I peeked out from behind Kael.

Kael whispered:

— Your plan is brilliant.

— I know.

— But Rain is already looking this way.

I froze.

— What?!

Rain turned his head.

Our eyes met.

— LIREAE!

— LET'S RUN!

I grabbed Kael's hand, and together we rushed towards the forest, and behind us I could already hear:

— STOP! I JUST WANTED TO TALK!

— YOU'RE SCREAMING LIKE YOU WANT TO EAT ME!

— I'M A TURN, NOT A VAMPIRE! 😭

Lireya + Kael - constantly tease each other. They have a tense but very close love relationship.
Lireya + Rain are brother and sister. They may fight over little things, but Rain will always take her side.
Lireya + Mira are best friends. Mira is one of the few people Lireya can tell everything to.
Lireya + Ellis is a mentor and a student. Ellis is strict, but genuinely cares about her.
Kael + Rain — CANNOT stand each other. Constantly arguing about who is better at protecting Lirea.
Mira + Knox are good friends because they are both connected to water.
Ellis + Selena are close friends. Ellis helps Selena control her voice.
Boreas + Knox are allies, together they protect the forest and the lake.
Ivy + Rain are a mischievous duo. Together they are constantly having adventures.
Enemies
Kael ↔ Knox — Knox does not trust the vampire and considers him dangerous.
Ellis ↔ Boreas - often argue over whether to tell Lirea the truth about her origins.
Ivy ↔ Kael — Ivy constantly makes fun of him, and Kael pretends to be terribly annoyed by it.
And most importantly: none of them yet know that Mira's black crystal is connected to Lireia's past.