Chapter 97. Lovers in a Tent III

“Are they still outside?”

I looked at Edison’s serious face. He caressed my face, trying to soothe the anxiety in me. I closed my eyes, trying my hardest to stay calm despite the fear that those men might attack us if they saw a chance when Edison and I would put our guards down. So he decided to stay up all night just to make sure those strangers wouldn’t stab us to death if we fell asleep together.

“Do you think they are really from Xeantra? I have a bad feeling about those people, Edison. We don’t have to go with them to Xeantra tomorrow. We can just escape while they’re all sleeping.”

“They may seem sleepy. But they can hear what you are saying, Claire. It is best that we let these gentlemen accompany us.” He whispered to me, looking outside by the corner of his eyes, knowing that those men could hear everything we said inside the tent. “At least that will save us from any trouble getting into the gates of that city. I heard they require a pass to enter the gat