Chapter 623 Can We Talk Inside.

At that time, Josiah was entirely committed to Lysander’s well–being, treating her with such careful attention as though she were something precious and fragile. He wouldn’t dream of causing her any upset.

Michelle’s features softened slightly as she responded, “All right, then I’ll go back and check on her.”

“No need, I’ll go. You should head back to sleep. If your sister sees you up this late, she’ll surely worry. I’ll go check on her.” Josiah’s offer came from a place of deep consideration for both sisters‘ well–being.

He was indeed aware of the unusual behavior exhibited by Lysander lately, yet found himself unable to tell Michelle the truth.

Michelle, placing a significant amount of trust in him, nodded and began to retreat. However, she couldn’t help but glance back every few steps, her movements betraying her lingering unease.

Lysander’s tent was directly across from Josiah’s. He approached quietly, crouching at first, hesitating as he listened intently by the side of her tent. Confirming that the soft sounds of crying were still audible, he tentatively tapped on the fabric of the tent

The noise inside stopped abruptly.

A moment later. Lysander queried tentatively, “Who’s there?”

Josiah replied with a gentle exhale, “It’s me.”

“Is there something you need?”

Josiah explained his presence, “Your sister heard you crying and got a bit worried about you, so she sent me to check on you.”

Lysander seemed surprised. “Michelle heard me?”

“Yeah.

“Then did she…”

It’s difficult to talk through the tent, and others

night was sharp, and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the

silence, she finally relented and unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been

inside, his eyes briefly catching sight of a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small

lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong. You should go

was already suspecting that she was merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people

his incisive look, Lysander took a deep breath

coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a

tent were admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even a moderately raised voice

respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further. Given his tall frame, the tent was undeniably

tents nowadays are made too small,

we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities to sleep in a tent in the future.”

hard today,”

formalities at this hour,”

about her

that her younger sister might have gone to seek their

quickly reassured her, “She probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just worried that I

of responsibility Josiah felt was

seem like she’s slept at all,”

looked toward the light still visible outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by

not a bad idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about

gave a slight nod, her attention still fixed on the flickering light

and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to

significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something

memory of their lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing

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