The governor's face tightened the moment he looked at Leon. Fear crept into his eyes, raw and unguarded, as his thoughts spiraled down every dark path he had tried not to imagine. Sakura. Nikko.
The word daughter echoed in his mind like a curse. For the first time since the incident with Sakura, Akira Yamamoto looked like a father who was about to lose everything again.
Luke wore a similar expression, though he kept it restrained. He had wanted to ask about Eden from the moment Leon appeared, but now that the governor had spoken first, Luke knew the answer would decide more than one fate.
Leon didn't let the silence stretch.
"She's okay."
Akira froze.
Leon turned his head slightly, meeting Luke's gaze as well. He had noticed the tension there, the barely contained fear. "So is Eden. They're all okay."
