Everyone was silent as Lance went straight for him, not giving a care around them as his friend gave him a good tight hug. He could not move nor do anything as he was suddenly engulfed in mixed emotions right now. “Max, I’m so glad you’re alright!” Lance said as he looked at him. “Yes.” All he could do was avert his eyes, feeling both guild and sadness seeing the questioning and pleading look of his friend. “What happened, why’d you run away all of a sudden?” Lance asked as he began backing away. Max swallowed hard, feeling a sort of lump on his throat as several memories flooded his mind, he quickly diverted his attention on the people around them to divert and clear his head from all of it. “Hey Max, his lordship is talking to you,” Mister Florendo nudge him, still having that force

