Time Out from Campaigning

Eurys merely rested his chin on his hand and listened, feeling quite interested in what she had to say. She seemed like quite an interesting persona, one who knew what she wanted and what to do to get there, and he rather like that. A small smile spread over his face as she finished, and he nodded slowly in response.

"I wouldn't be surprised of you did win. You seem to have the heart of a leader, and the right mindset to attend to what people truly want. I like it."

She seemed content with his compliment, which made Eurys content as well in return.

"I certainly understand that. I come from a royal family, so I've been in that place of leadership before. Sometimes it really doesn't feel like you should be where you are, or that you even have the skills to be leading in the first place. However, that's where outside support comes to be important. You seem to have friends who are uplifting you throughout this, and they'll be a saving grace when the time comes."

A sudden uncomfortable twitch came over his face as he realized he had just mentioned his family, a subject he generally avoided like the plague. However, he very quickly slapped a smile on his face and pretended as if nothing was wrong, focusing on the questions she had just asked.

"Ah, me? No, I've not been here all that long. I moved to the island with my younger sister Marilee about a year ago, and I'm quite enjoying it here. As for studies, I'm currently double majoring in business and engineering."

"You're quite right there," Eurys said with a smile. "It's so different here in comparison to the place I grew up in. There, everyone was desperate to secluded themselves from outside forces - here, everyone has magic, so there's no need." He appeared curious at her next statement. "Seven? That's quite a young age to move somewhere new, especially somewhere such as this. Did you have any special reason for coming to this place in particular?"

Talking about Marilee seemed to bring a certain brightness to his features, as he continued to sip his drink. "Ah, she's currently 12, but she'll be turning 13 soon. A good deal younger than me, I'm 19 - I sort of look after her in the absence of anyone else to do so."

Eurys nodded very slowly as he listened to her speak, feeling rather intrigued by this point. He was somewhat surprised that she would trust him, a stranger with this info, considering it seemed somewhat intimate from her expression. However, perhaps it was just a solemn topic and he should treat it as such.

"I see... that is certainly an excellent reason to move here. I've never heard of psychopomps before, so I appreciate you sharing it with me."

He leaned back in his seat and swirled his drink around in his cup, not particularly focused on drinking it anymore.

"I find that's one of the many interesting things about this island. You meet such a wide variety of new and intriguing people." He lent her a smile. "And I'm certainly glad you were able to find a home here."