'It's weird… why isn't he as excited as usual?' Lethia thought. It was even stranger because he hadn't called her "Queen."
"Thank you for the ride, by the way," Lethia said, her smile genuine, yet painfully forced.
She half-expected him to throw in some cheeky comment like he used to. But all she got was a silent nod.
The way Caelum stayed composed, eyes serious on the road, made Lethia feel… off, like he wasn't himself.
The suffocating vibe, the silence—it felt like she was riding with Renar or Zeran instead.
And somehow, it made her ache a little for the usual Caelum. The playful one. The childish, light-hearted energy that always made her feel at ease.
Lethia tilted her head slightly, eyes drifting to his left chest. She couldn't see the round white glow like the one she'd seen on Renar. 'Did that fox really lie to me?'
"Hah!! I can't take it anymore." Caelum's sudden outburst and heavy sigh startled Lethia, and she blinked in confusion.
