Launi Aileen's silver short hair hid her eyes as she lowered her head.
"Drip. Drip."
Clear drops fell down Launi Aileen's cheeks.
"Why? Why are you doing this to us? What did we ever do wrong?"
The tears in Launi Aileen's voice caught Werther off guard.
"Why? Because we're enemies, of course. You can't give an enemy a chance to catch their breath."
Launi Aileen jerked her head up and stared at Werther with tear-filled eyes.
"You 'killed' Erin, and now you're blowing up my home. I will never, ever forgive you."
Launi Aileen's sobbing and that baffling threat left Werther puzzled.
He had a feeling he might have forced yet another trait to awaken in her.
Werther took a tentative step forward. Strangely, Launi Aileen hugged her shoulders and instinctively backed away.
He kept walking. She kept retreating.
Werther fell into thought. This explosion might have dealt a devastating blow to Launi Aileen's already scarred heart.
Together with the harm he had done to Erin, it had left Launi Aileen with an inexplicable fear of him.
Forget fighting Werther. She was now afraid even to approach him.
Everyone had a breaking point. Launi Aileen had reached hers, and she had chosen to run.
"Are you afraid of me? Does Charlotte Launi's death mean nothing to you now?"
"What about that Long-Legged Beauty's death? Does that mean nothing either?"
There was hatred in Launi Aileen's eyes, but something else was there too.
"Don't get ahead of yourself, Thunder Swordsman. Launi isn't dead."
No sooner had Launi Aileen spoken than a woman's voice rang out.
"Launi isn't that easy to kill. Neither am I."
Werther looked toward the voice, and his pupils contracted.
"Charlotte Smoothie. You should be dead."
Werther fixed his gaze on the newcomer. His face remained calm, but