56 – Shadow King's task

Risa looked at Aiden, her eyes filled with concern. "Are you okay?" she asked, stepping towards him.

He looked up at her, his eyes softening slightly. "I'm fine," he said quietly. "Just tired is all."

Gregg switched glances from Risa and Aiden before speaking, "sooo... are we not going to talk about how we would sort out our sleeping arrangements tonight? Or do we wait until tomorrow morning when we get back home?" he asked sarcastically.

Aiden's expression darkened as he spoke, causing Gregg to smile to himself.

"What did I say now?" Gregg asked innocently as he picked up a small pillow and threw it at Aiden, who quickly grabbed it out of the air and tossed it back at Gregg. The two boys then turned toward each other and started wrestling for the pillow again.

"You know that if this keeps up you're going to be stuck like that forever," Risa said, shaking her head as she watched them. "We should probably go to bed."

Aiden nodded, letting out a sigh as they both set aside their pillow
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