Another hour passed before Natasha and Hill finally emerged from the study, utterly exhausted.
The corridor was quiet, their footsteps echoing across the stone floor.
"Natasha, today was so strange! I obviously hadn't had any fun in a long time, but when I was enjoying myself with Master today, something just felt off!"
"..." Natasha could only look helplessly at Hill's words.
She wanted to tell her the truth, but she was afraid Hill would not believe her, so she simply kept quiet.
"Hey, Natasha, did you hear me? I said something felt off." Hill grabbed Natasha by the shoulder.
"Mm, I heard you. What kind of off?" Natasha nodded helplessly.
"I just felt dry!"
"Dry? Then you must be dehydrated!"
"Dehydrated? How could I be dehydrated? That makes no sense!"
"You know, some things just don't make sense."
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Do you think there's something wrong with my body?"
"Could there be something wrong with your brain instead?"
"You're the one with something wrong with your brain! I've noticed you've been acting strange today. Are you hiding something from me?"
"I'm innocent! We're comrades who've been through the trenches together. Even if I hid something from everyone else, I wouldn't hide it from you!"
"That's more like it. Forget it, I won't think about it anymore."
"I'll make sure to drink plenty of water these next few days. Maybe it won't happen again the next time we go at it!" Hill said after thinking it over.
Not long after, the two of them left Morgan Manor.
The moment they stepped outside, Nick Fury hurried over.
"You're finally out. You met for three hours, so you must have discussed a lot, right?"
Natasha and Hill were both startled by Nick Fury's sudden appearance.
"Chief,