Chapter 10. Someone Hurt Her

Lexcis Aeden

"Go on, lean on me," I said, extending my arm.

"I'm not doing that," Chantel responds, folding her arms stubbornly.

"Okay then, let me clean up your wound," I suggest, reaching for a first aid kit.

"I am certainly not doing that."

"One of the two. Pick what you want," I say, raising an eyebrow and holding the first aid kit in one hand, while the other hand remains ready to offer support.

When she answers, she sounds very angry and says, "Why don't you let me do this on my own? You'll kill me as soon as you get the chance."

"Yes, but you need to stay alive until then. Get your head out of your ass, I'm not dying to help you."

She turns around and looks at the castle again. She might be looking for her brothers, but they can't be found.

We are so far up in the trees that I don't think anyone can even see us.

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