Ling Yu thought as she stared at him with expressionless eyes, patting Fluffy's head with the back of her hand, careful not to get it stained with blood from her hand.
"I'm sorry, I didn't control my strength and went too far. Were you afraid?" Ling Yu's voice was especially soft as she patted it gently.
"Coo..." As if confirming Ling Yu and assuring her, it let out a cry as it took her patting with closed eyes. It's trust in her that does not waver even for once.
His men, who had followed him at a distance, were frozen outside the shed, staring with pale faces. None dared to enter. The scent of fear clung to them, heavier than the smell of blood.
Ling Yu wiped her bloodstained fingers on a rag lying nearby, her face calm as though nothing had happened. "If you cannot control your men," she said flatly, "then I will."
