"Aren't you going to call your friends over?"
Seeing Stella Sterling's lack of reaction, Basil Xavier couldn't help but feel it was strange.
Wasn't that woman, Lydia Magnus, her friend? She had even saved her last time.
When Stella had gone missing, Lydia had been very worried, too.
After a moment's thought, he said, "They're your friends. I can have a word with Ethan Young. It's no trouble at all!"
"There's no need." Stella Sterling shook her head. After thinking for a moment, she added, "However, if you have the connections, please do what you can to look after them in Meridia Base. Thank you."
"Don't worry about it. It's a small matter."
Basil Xavier shook his head with a slight smile, glanced back in Lydia Magnus's direction, and said no more.
It seemed Stella Sterling didn't want much to do with the pair, yet she was clearly concerned for them. He couldn't fathom why.
But since Stella Sterling herself was unwilling to talk about it, Basil Xavier didn't press the issue.
