Liz, caught between laughing and holding back, ended up choking on a laugh, feeling secondhand embarrassment on Hera's behalf. She quickly hung up, sparing them both.
Meanwhile, Hera blinked a few times, finally realizing what she had done. Her face flushed bright red as mortification sank in. She desperately wanted to bury herself in the blankets.
'Oh God! I want to crawl into a hole and disappear! she thought in utter embarrassment.'
Zhane couldn't help but chuckle, watching the lively side of Hera emerge again. It was a relief, really—at least this way, she wouldn't be burdened with worry or fear.
All she needed to do was keep looking ahead, and he and the rest of the group—Luke, Leo, Dave, Rafael, and Xavier—would be the ones to clear her path and carry the weight. That was how it should be.
