~LEDA'S POV~ Certainly, our announced withdrawal from Leaden valley must’ve raised eyebrows, but what else we could’ve done? Having been discovered by the old war chief, we could either escape or bid one another goodbye. Unwilling to succumb to the condition he chose for us, which was to send Willow away while barring me from entering Haerford Stronghold castle again, we chose each other and fled the fiend. The mere thought of being separated from my lovely Willow leaves me a bundle of nerves. “Why do you appear so tense, Leda?” questions Willow, grabbing my hand. Not deeming it necessary to worry her about my own anxieties, I keep the distressing subject to myself and tell her instead of her remarkable beauty, “Your azure eyes appear even more attractive during the sunset.” Just li

