Chapter 45 - Frozen Fire – Part 3
The room fell completely silent after that question, but then—breaking the silence and showing in his eyes and on his face the deep despair he felt at that moment—the old man asked:
— ...Can you help her or not...?
"..."
"Come on, boy, answer quickly, because I won't..."
"Okay...!" Noah closed his eyes and, after a deep sigh, said:
— ...I can help her...
Upon hearing this, the old man displayed a faint trace of happiness on his face and asked:
— Then, what do you need to make that happen?
Noah paused for a moment. His body wasn't moving exactly as he wanted—not because of the pressure imposed by the old man, but because of something else, a force that both compelled him to get closer to her and yet prevented him from doing so. He looked at the man hesitantly and said:
— ...I... need to be alone with her for a while.
After hearing Noah's answer, the woman standing just behind the old man began to walk slowly toward Noah and exclaimed: