Although she wanted to prioritize her family, her conscience would never let her be if she leave without knowing the two kids are safe.
"D-Don't bother about me. I'm fine," she muttered stubbornly, though the pain was written all over her face.
Hyun looked at her for a long moment, then softened.
Thereafter, Hyerin feeling really useless and hurting, turned to him as spoke pleadingly, "If you really want to help then don't worry about me. Find them. A little red bear cub and a white bird. They're only children… Save them please."
Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly blinked them away. However, her voice cracking up in helplessness couldn't be concealed.
Hyun's heart twinged.
"Why do you cry for them?" he asked bluntly. "They're not even your kin. Wasting tears like that… For all you know, they could be dead and squashed under those massive fallen trees—"
