Trouble? Her? Althea liked to believe that she was the epitome of innocence. The reality of it was that she was the complete opposite. Trouble indeed. "Unfortunately, my brothers and I have a bad running streak with trouble. Moreso Declan and I, honestly. Levi...he is the reason and logic in all of our madness." Though that didn't exempt him either. His moral compass was just straighter than theirs.

"Don't worry about her, like I said: she'll outlive us all. Charlotte's sturdier than you think." That, and, Althea was 99% certain that Charlotte was less tame than they thought. "Are you, like, one of those animal protectorates or somethin'?" Noelle had the air of someone who cared deeply for creatures and pets and probably nature too. Althea hoped she had an edge to her--or else their roughness was bound to rub off on her.

Rolling her eyes and laughing, Althea continued to paint. She added yellows and a shade of teal to the portrait. It was starting to look very abstract already. "Yeah, yeah. You'll fit right in with us, alright." She was fairly certain of that now. Althea peeked around the easel and spotted Amias. He really had no loyalty at all! Just like Charlotte. She was stunned--but, Noelle was alright and if Amias was comfortable, Althea would just have to deal with the betrayal. "Have you ever had a painting done of you before? You look so natural, kind of like a summer, woodland fairy." It was pretty romantic in her book.

"Two whole years?" The shock had caused her to pause and step away from the easel to look at Noelle intensely. "And you still like him?" She was in disbelief. They were so young! Now was the time to act on whims and live life! After a while of gawking, Althea went back to her painting. "I'm too much of a free bird for that, love. I just don't have it in me to settle." Plus, she was fourteen. She had more important things to think about; like...how to keep her hair perfect for an entire day without any frizzing, tangles, etc. Or how to successfully apply lip stick while on the run. And those were tiring enough just thinking about them.