"It sounds true." Trenton Smith rubbed his swollen cheek as he spoke.
Trenton Smith has lived many years, but this was the first time he had ever seen Maple Swallow in such a furious state. That man was always calm and serious, brought up as the heir to the Swallow Family from childhood. He was taught from his earliest memories not to show his emotions. His anger today was, according to the teachings of the Swallow Family, utterly unbecoming of the head of the Swallow Clan.
"He stood watch outside your hospital room all of last night," Tilly Flower said to Trenton Smith, "Around dawn, Ava developed a fever, so he went back to get medicine for his daughter and then rushed back here. He didn't sleep at all last night and now he has to go to the office to deal with some paperwork. You need to recover well in the hospital, so he doesn't have to worry about you anymore."
