Astria became so nervous that her hands started to shake. Bryce saw the state she was in and held her hand even at the risk of everyone seeing it. Astria didn't have it in her to shake it off.
'Don't be afraid. He's not as good as you.' He said to assure her.
Astria looked down at him and searched for doubts in his eyes. If she found even a hint of doubt regarding her, she'd flee. Even at the risk of ruining her reputation, even if everyone laughed at her back and called her a coward, she'd run away and never look back until she was ready.
Astria's extensive search gave her nothing in return. His clear eyes had trust like she had never seen before. She gripped his hand back and nodded. She was going to borrow his confidence for a short duration.
"I have no problem with the conditio
