"Hick! Lucas, what took you so long to find me? Do you know how scared I was?"

Lucas felt a huge weight lift off his chest when he saw Thalia. He did not want anything to happen to her because of him.

He did not push Thalia away but instead reached out and patted her shoulder.

"There, there. I found you. Everything's okay now."

Melody felt bitter when she saw how affectionately Lucas and Thalia embraced each other. It seemed they did not need her after all.

After comforting Thalia for a while, Lucas finally let her go. "Are you hurt?"

Thalia just said she did not know where she had run off to and then mentioned that her foot was a little sore.

"Your foot? Let me see if you sprained it."

sure she was not seriously injured, Lucas led her back. "It might be a

heading out. She leaned against a tree, unsure of how

and Thalia only for her to end up spraining her ankle,

searching for Thalia, Lucas had harshly scolded her, leaving her very

after taking just

not brought any tools with him when he

I'm afraid the injury on my ankle might worsen if I keep walking like

appeared somewhat embarrassed, but the shadows in the thicket hid her expression

moment, Lucas squatted, given how she was limping

help but feel excited. Holding her breath, she carefully climbed onto Lucas' back. "It's getting dark. It's not safe

any longer. Otherwise, both he and Thalia

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