"You don't have to apologize for that," she said, her voice warm. "You fought when you didn't have to. That was enough."
Kael gave a small smile. But before he could respond further, footsteps approached.
Elysia had walked over between him and her. She stopped beside Cecelia, her eyes flickering briefly toward Kael.
"Cecelia," she said quietly but firmly, "come with me. I need to talk to you."
Cecelia blinked, confused. "Right now?"
"Yes," Elysia said, already reaching out to take her hand.
She gently tugged Cecelia away, not even glancing at Kael again.
Kael stood frozen, watching them go.
(Why does it feel like she have been hating me)
He looked down at his hands.
(If I were stronger… would things be different?)
(Or is it because I am just a mob character in this novel?)
He took a deep breath.
"I won't stay weak forever," he whispered under his breath.
And with that, he turned and walked back toward the training fields. The exams were in three days.
