Ethan Caldwell had never seen Julian Sterling like this before.
Ethan Caldwell dared not claim that he had been by Julian Sterling's side during the most difficult periods, but much like their previous direct confrontation with the lackeys of CORE, at the very least, they could be considered to have experienced life and death together. Yet this current state of Julian Sterling was something he had never witnessed before.
Never before had Ethan Caldwell felt such an overwhelming sense of powerlessness, for out of everything that Julian Sterling had to face, he was entirely unable to shoulder any portion of it. The young man in his arms was trembling in continuous waves, his breathing seemingly coming to a halt, his complexion completely pale. That sight terrified Ethan Caldwell to the point that both of his hands were shaking, relentlessly trying to control his own voice in order to call out to Julian Sterling to breathe steadily.
