Fifteen - Carine

He is insane. Carine thought with a stab of sadness. I thought he was a little quirky but this..? And I can see he believes it utterly. He actually believes he’s a dark Elf from another world.

Misery spread through her tempered by a heavy dose of pity for him. She had read stories about people who believed they were different, believed they were superheroes or advanced in some way. The human brain could convince itself of almost anything under the right conditions. A slight chemical imbalance and people were seeing fairies or thought they could wrestle tigers.

But this?

“I said you would not believe me. I said you would think me mad if I told you,” Vanadine said in a sad voice.

“It’s not that,” Carine said carefully, not wanting to upset him. “It’s just a lot to take in,” she added gently.

Now what? I can hardly say I believe him but we’re here alone and no one knows where I am, if he decides to attack me they’ll just find my corpse ripped and bloody.

Don’t be so dramatic! Her mind sn