1x1 with SnowRunners

[Berenice.]

Eliza stopped walking and got down to Emma's level. "Emma, don't you ever think like that. If that does happen, I promise you Ryuu will still be with you and he will still have time for you. It wouldn't be all the time but trust me, I spoke to him a while ago about this and he will still see you. I will make sure he does. Trust me, Emma." Eliza told her and hugged her.

[SecretShadows]

Emma looked at Eliza with teary eyes then hugged her and said: "Promise?" She sniffs slightly then let's go and wipes her face with her arms to clear away the tears. She looked at Eli waiting for the reply.

[Berenice.]

"Of course I promise. He cares about you very much so I doubt he would last very long without seeing you. Now come on, we've got a walk to go on." She smiled warmly, standing back up and continuing to walk.

[SecretShadows]

Emma smiles and nods then followed next to Eli happily. Max was already at the park sitting on a bench while drawing, but he was clearly upset. Emma looked up at Eli and said: "Does Oliver like the park?"

[Berenice.]

Eliza could see how upset Max was but she didn't want to bug him too much. "Oliver loves the park." She smiled, letting him off his leash and watching him run after a stranger. "We should head back soon, though."

[SecretShadows]

Emma smiles and said: "Well there is a lot of open space for him to run on... I also like the park because it's really pretty here " She then looked at Max saying: "Why is brother so upset? I know daddy isn't well but he is still really upset." She looked back at Eli.

[Berenice.]

"Well, you go ahead and run around after Oliver. I will talk to Max." Eli smiled, heading over to Max. "You can talk to me, you know. I'm not just here to annoy you." She told him and crossed her arms.

[SecretShadows]

Emma nods and goes chasing after Oliver starting to laugh as she did so. Max however remained silent and drawing not even looking up at Eli. He sighs softly and turned a page to just start drawing something else.

[Berenice.]

Eli sighed. "Look, Max, I know it's difficult for you but you can talk to me. You shouldn't keep your feelings bottled up inside you." She told him.

[SecretShadows]

Max remained silent ones more but it wasn't to long before he said: "Crying doesn't do anything, it doesn't bring anyone back... in the end he is just going to die like my mother did, you are all just telling us it is going to be fine and he is going to be fine, just because we are younger... it's all just stupid."