"I wasn't training," she admitted. "I was waiting for you... But I'll take some cake, I guess." She wasn't hungry, but it was Charlie, and his birthday cake. She'd do what she could to eat some. "That'll get us out of the cold. And, ah... If you have any questions... I want you to ask them, Charlie. And I'll tell you the truth. 100%. Ask anything."

Surprising herself, Eponine stopped and looked at him, her bright blue eyes making contact with his warm brown ones: "Please."