Chapter 87: POOR CHOICE OF WORDS
The storm had passed and when the sky was finally clear of all the gloomy clouds, all of them could sigh in relief. That was the most horrendous night someone could ask for and thankfully, they would arrive at their destination within a few hours.
Right now, everyone was checking their carriages and their belongings. Almost everything had been swept away in the storm. Thankfully, they could still save some of their valuable things.
However, because the carriages had been destroyed, they needed to continue their journey by foot. Only the warriors would take the horses, except Redmond and his men, since they needed to check their surroundings throughout the rest of the journey, just in case there was another attack from the monsters.
In this crowd, Stone found Iris, who was talking to Hanna. He approached her with hesitant steps. Ania was in his arms. The little girl was sleeping peacefully, as she was finally out of danger.
It was Hanna who noticed him first and tugged at Iris’ sleeve, letting her know that Stone was there.
Iris turned around, her face full of dirt and her body drenched being in the rain all night, just like the others. She looked so small, probably because she was a runt. Her body size made her look like she stopped growing at the age of fourteen.
"Thank you," Stone said in a rigid tone. He didn’t immediately treat her warmly when all the people became so friendly to her after they learned what she had done for them.
It was not that Stone was ungrateful, but there was a wound deep inside him that couldn’t be placated so easily. He couldn’t let go of his grudge of ten years and instantly change the way he looked at her.
However right now, this petite girl had saved his daughter, the only family that he had left, twice. It was so hard to ignore that fact.
On the other hand, reading what he said, Iris smiled brightly, despite the fatigue evident on her face. "I am glad Ania is alright now. Is she sleeping?"
"Yes, she has fallen asleep right away once she was no longer in pain," Stone replied in his gruff tone.