"Let's split up. That way, we would be able to cover more area. Emperor, you take care of Clara and Lilianna. I will go with Seraphina and check out the area."
Andrew told the party, and they nodded. They quickly split apart and started their search.
It was all quiet for a moment before Seraphina spoke up.
"Do you have anything to say to me?"
She asked in a deliberate voice. She could feel Andrew looking at her with keen eyes, and they made her nervous. She felt a little exposed, almost as if she had been seen through.
"Did you have the extra beacons? Don't answer that. I can see from your face that you do."
As expected, Andrew had caught what she did not mean to speak. It made Seraphina feel even more exposed.
She wanted to laugh and tell him that he was mistaken, but those words did not come out of her mouth. Something felt like it was clogging her throat.
Instead, she asked him another question.
"Are you…disappointed in me because I did not give up the beacons?"
