She opened her mouth, originally intending to say something sharp.
But when her gaze fell on his face, she swallowed those words back.
His complexion was frighteningly pale; had he pushed himself too hard on the road?
Seraphina Caldwell's heart tightened.
She knew that Beastfolk were prone to exhaustion after high-intensity traveling.
But what Seraphina didn't know was that he had used several Charm Techniques consecutively, and his internal Beast Power was already depleted.
She was unaware that during the few hours when they acted separately last night, Kaelan Hawthorne had diverted three enemy squads alone to cover her escape.
Each time he escaped danger, he used a High Rank Charm Technique.
Yet, even so, he forced himself to walk back to the camp, just to see her safe and sound at dawn.
She said nothing, took out a thorny fruit tree branch she had prepared, dipped it in water, and lowered her head to brush her teeth.
