The young prince raised his head and turned to the all too familiar voice of his older brother Athens. It looked like the Air siblings were the only ones who had not yet left for the great palace where they were all staying. Aether raised an eyebrow and smirked at his brother's rude but playful insult.
"There you are brother. I was wondering where you were." Striding over to Athens he looked about. "Have you seen Anima? I haven't seen her since we landed. I wonder if she-"
"I'm right here, dear brother."
Anima's soothing voice piped up behind him. Setting her hand on the top of his head, the girl ruffled his hair lightly and chuckled. "I was just wondering where you two were and it looks like we should get going. We don't want to be to late to meet our partners...."
At the mention of "partners" Anima's voice dropped and she stared at the ground blankly. Aether stuffed his hands in his pockets and confusion drifted across his eyes. Both of them sensed the other's distress and they knew they both felt the same. The same question ran through both of their minds: "why?"