"I am not… afraid, but, well… this is the first time I have spoken to anyone other than Qiong Xing, so I am a bit unsure."
Thanks to Qiong Xing, they likely did not think of them as bad people anymore, but given everything that had happened, it would not be easy for them to accept things right away.
"That is fine. That child is far too kind for his own good. It is just right for people like you to stay a little cautious of those around him."
She was not saying they should become like Qiong Xing or the children.
Because he was kind and too open hearted, he often got pulled into troublesome situations.
In order to protect him, even if Qiong Xing himself let his guard down, there needed to be people who stayed alert.
"So, um… are you alright with it?"
"About what?"
"I know you all like Qiong Xing. Since I know that, I have to ask. Does it not bother you that us beastmen are around him?"
It was a late question.
