Aldana Candi loosened her hand, watching Philip Shaw skillfully kneading the stiff muscles in her calf, always observing her expression, carefully relaxing the strength of his fingers.
After being massaged for a while, Aldana Candi raised her head and saw Eric Candi had already fetched the water and stood by watching them.
His face was covered in scars, looking somewhat frightening, but his eyes remained bright as ever, like the glint on a blade, possessing the ability to pierce through the hearts of people. Aldana Candi met his gaze, feeling subtly uneasy, and withdrew her gaze, pulling down the pant leg, pretending to be nonchalant as she stood: "I'm alright now; you go help Eric."
Philip Shaw nodded, calmly walked over to join Eric Candi in carrying a barrel of water back.
The mountain path was challenging, and Aldana Candi followed behind them, walking slowly.
