From the corner of her eye, Rhea Thornton saw Hayden Winters and the others walking over. The sound of her crying grew louder.
"Rhea, what's wrong? Who bullied you?" Hayden Winters strode over, his gaze locking directly onto Oscar Owen. The Fire Element was a powerful offensive type, and Hayden had never considered himself inferior to Oscar. But Oscar's Second-level Wind Ability consistently kept him suppressed, a fact that he bitterly resented.
Rhea Thornton lowered her head meekly and shook it, her sobs growing even more intense.
"No, Mr. Howard... Mr. Owen didn't bully me. It's my fault. I... I get cold easily because of my constitution, so I wanted to ask Mrs. Owens for the quilt. It's just that I..." Before she could finish, the floodgates opened. Rhea Thornton began crying even more sorrowfully, as if she had suffered some terrible injustice.
