Liam carefully let Melissa go so that she could inspect the stone stands on her own. Still, she kept clinging to his sleeve, too absorbed in those findings to notice how used she had become to his support.
Unknowingly to Melissa, Liam's kindness despite the discovery of one of his secrets had removed much of her wariness and barriers toward him, leading to that instinctive reliance on him.
The two went for the box first. Liam lifted its luxurious lid, and an intense presence of Qi immediately leaked out, soon showing its face in the form of a white pill resting on soft black tissue.
'Rank 2?' Liam guessed through his perception, even leaning down to smell that white item, only for his nose to fail to capture anything.
Melissa also studied the pill through her eyes, but they soon went to Liam, and feeling her emotionless, detached gaze didn't cause any confusion now.
"I don't know what it is," Liam shook his head, slightly regretful.
