Anxious and uneasy, trembling in fear, Mirai felt that touching her seemed like a cursed taboo.
He suddenly hesitated.
Just as Mirai's hand stopped moving, a slightly smaller hand tightly clasped his.
"Shermie?"
Shermie did not turn around, but Xiu Yin knew that "he" was awake. He hurriedly pulled back his hand and immediately rolled off the bed. Fortunately, they had both slept fully clothed.
Shermie curled up even tighter, hugging her knees with both arms. In Chengxian's eyes, Shermie seemed to have started trembling.
"Shermie, I... I didn't mean to wake up in the morning and find us together..."
"You won't tell anyone."
Hearing the choked-up voice, Xiu Yin froze slightly. Shermie had asked him that, but all he could see at that moment were her ears.
"No, of course not!" Mirai gave Shermie a firm answer.
It was precisely because he had been so curious about why a Shermie girl was in the Destiny City Legion.
"Mm, thank you..." Shermie did not turn around, but he knew she must be crying.
"Ah..." Xiu Yin scratched his head. This was the kind of situation he was worst at handling; he had no idea what to say.
Shermie had her reasons for concealing both her identity as an elf and her gender in the impoverished Bone City Legion. But Xiu Yin did not want to know anything now. He was afraid that Shermie would stand far behind him, raise her longbow, and release the string with the words, "You know too much." Given Shermie's accuracy, Xiu Yin could imagine his heart being pierced in an instant...
Just as the atmosphere in the room grew awkward, a knock sounded outside the door.
Knock, knock—
Then Captain Kassel's voice came through. "Shermie? Xiu Yin?"
"Coming, Captain!"
Shermie hurriedly rolled out of bed,