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…”

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

night was sharp, and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to hear Josiah’s words clearly.

the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m fine, you should go back and get

sight of a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly averted his eyes, asking,

summon even a forced smile, simply lowered her gaze and

was merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share a secret. There’s no need to

a deep breath and resignedly accepted the situation

she looked even more distressed than before. Glancing around, he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone,

people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the

respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade

too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built with taller people in mind.”

only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities to sleep in a

hard today,” Lysander

at this hour,”

her

glanced outside the tent, concerned that her younger sister might have gone

you crying and

responsibility Josiah felt was becoming increasingly heavy.

like she’s slept at all,” he observed.

light still visible outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her

softly. “That’s not a bad idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about her coming over

still fixed on the flickering light

lingering tear stains in the corners of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky

composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her

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

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