「Meanwhile.」
Stellan looked up at the departing Skywing, his brow deeply furrowed.
Coral Cetus was curled up on the ground, her unfocused gaze sweeping past Evangeline's back, her expression dazed.
"Cherie, do you think I should trust her?" Stellan wavered.
Evangeline's infamy was a festering wound among the Mer Clan. Her own people regarded her as an enemy.
'Logically, he shouldn't trust her, let alone pay her any mind. Yet when she so casually mentioned that she could restore Danton's Star Pattern, his heart had stirred. The temptation was immense.'
'The thought was too dangerous, like a lure he knew was poisoned, tearing his rationality to shreds.'
'He didn't dare to believe, yet he wanted to. His mind was a tangled mess.'
