Seo Baek Hyang continued looking at Victor for some time after hearing Serafall's name. The surprise that had appeared on her face slowly faded, replaced by an expression Victor had never seen on her before.
It wasn't the arrogant tranquility from earlier, nor the dangerous gentleness with which she had treated him since he woke up.
There was something older in her eyes, a memory that seemed to have been unearthed from somewhere it had remained untouched for a very long time. She wrapped her fingers around her cup but didn't drink.
"You probably don't know what happened after you died, do you?" she asked, regarding him much more carefully than she had until then.
