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
mountain wind at night was sharp, and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to hear Josiah’s words
the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m
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,
summon even a forced smile, simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong. You should go
she 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 put on a
deep breath and resignedly
noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone,
confines of the single–person tent were admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the
for her space, stooped to enter but sat just
commented, “The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re
is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities to sleep in a tent in the future.”
worked hard today,”
at this hour,” Josiah replied.
then inquired about her
that her younger
her, “She probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just worried that I might have been
responsibility Josiah felt was becoming
slept at all,”
likely still awake
on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about her coming over unexpectedly
attention still fixed on the flickering
eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed down,
Lysander as someone who rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something profoundly upsetting, possibly something as distressing as….
lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp pang of
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