Hearing Ashley's request left Ethan a bit disappointed. She chose to discuss it with the other guild leaders rather than immediately decide to accept him.
Ethan fell silent and kept walking, leaving the Mavelard City Hall and heading back to the LionArk headquarters.
Leon tried to talk to him along the way—sometimes about the City Authority Challenge, sometimes about Ashley's reaction.
But Ethan's response stayed the same. He didn't say a word, his eyes fixed straight ahead.
Slowly, Leon stopped asking questions after realizing Ethan wasn't answering any of them.
The two of them walked in silence until they arrived at the LionArk base.
"If you want, you can wait in my room," Leon said.
Ethan turned his head, lifted a hand, and patted Leon's shoulder lightly. He clearly didn't want to trouble Leon, who probably needed some rest after the Tower raid.
"I'll wait in the cafeteria," Ethan replied.
