Chapter 58
“I have never seen actual goats before.”
“Then let’s go observe them together.”
Liv found it unbearably delightful whenever Emmett took the initiative to propose something to her. As she and Emmett exchanged warm smiles, Hayden intruded with an annoyed tone:
“Ah, I can see just how close you two are. So will you be journeying to this sacred ground, then?”
Those words prompted Liv to immediately shake her head, her voice completely altered from when smiling at Emmett:
“No.”
“Why not go?”
“I’m afraid.”
She had simply smiled appreciating Emmett’s suggestion, not because she wished to visit that place. Liv averted her eyes as she flatly explained:
“I fear withstanding the divine power. It’s already so taxing as is, who knows what might happen if I ventured there...”
Liv recalled the memory of once nearing the sea – merely approaching had caused such torment, so entering the sacred grounds themselves might very well shatter her mind.
It was then that the silently observing Emmett spoke up: