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Aether walked into the knights headquarters silently, where he found Jean sitting on the couch beside Kaeya. Amber laying across them with a bucket of popcorn beside her head. Lisa stood leaning against the couch, seemingly engrossed in a book.
Eula sat on the floor in front of where Amber’s head rested, and somehow Aether got the impression that Eula had been kicked off the couch by Amber. Mika sat next to Eula, all in all, the group looked peaceful.
Their peace made him suddenly unsure of himself. After all, he wasn’t technically supposed to be here. He was only an honorary knight of Favonius, not an official member of the team. The only time he was truly part of them, was during the crisis’ where they needed him.
Paimon floated by his side, being the first to notice how he felt. Aether mused to himself that she probably felt the same way, the two were outsiders compared to the others.
Albedo and Sucrose walked in, easily settling in somewhere besides the couch.
To Paiamon’s credit, she rather smartly used the appearance of the two alchemists to position herself beside Amber, who offered her some pop-corn out of the bucket.
Still, that left him by himself. Outside the group, unsure whether or not he should sit by them or stay. The indecisiveness weighed in his mind, as he considered leaving entirely, Paimon would be fine for a while without him.
Then someone yanked his arm, before he realised what was happening he had been pulled into the group. Blinking, his eyes found Varka and Lohen settling in themselves. Maybe, just maybe he was truly a part of them.