Kyle walked back into the mansion.
The kids were still in the dining hall, cleaning up or whatever. Leo saw him first.
"Brother Kyle!"
The boy ran over. Then, stopped. He looked up at him with those golden lion eyes.
"You... you're not leaving, right?"
Kyle blinked.
Leo's voice got quiet. "You were gonna leave, weren't you? Before."
The other kids heard. One by one, they stopped what they were doing.
Scorpio put down a plate. Her violet eyes went wide.
"You were leaving?" she said. Not angry. Just... surprised. Like she didn't see it coming.
Virgo stood by the table. She didn't say anything, but her yellow eyes stayed on Kyle.
A boy with wavy blue hair and whale symbol in his eyes — Pisces, maybe — looked down at his feet.
Even the elf girl — Sagittarius — peeked from behind a chair. Her green eyes were... sad? Or scared. Hard to tell.
Kyle felt something twist in his chest.
"I was thinking about it," he said. "But I'm not leaving."
Leo's face lit up. "Really?!"
