But the white horse had no time to deal with this human.
Looking at the teary-eyed Sea Child, it stiffened.
Its lips moved for a long while, but in the end, all it managed to squeeze out were a few dry syllables: "Neigh~ neigh~"
You silly thing, Sea Child. Stop crying.
Sea Child glanced at the white horse.
Then it covered its eyes with both little hands so it wouldn't have to look at the white horse.
The white horse anxiously circled Sea Child over and over.
But it was too tongue-tied to say anything.
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.
It seemed the white horse really was getting anxious.
It hadn't even noticed that although Sea Child had indeed been startled into shedding a few tears at first, after that it had only been making a show of crying.
Watching Sea Child sneakily peek at the white horse through the gaps between its fingers, Xiao Xiao gave the white horse a glance filled with sympathy.
Sea Child looked obedient and well-behaved, but it wasn't exactly an easy one to deal with.
The white horse had its work cut out for it.
He accidentally made eye contact with Sea Child.
"You sly little thing."
Xiao Xiao winked at Sea Child, silently mouthing the words.
Sea Child froze, then turned its gaze away, a little embarrassed.
But before long, it looked back at Xiao Xiao.
The corners of its eyes curved slightly, revealing a small, bright smile.
When enough time had passed, Sea Child lowered its head and rubbed its eyes a few times. Then it looked up at the white horse, its expression somewhat aggrieved.
"Tongtong~ tong~ tongtong."
*I just thought that maybe one day I'd never see this human again—the one who