Chapter 40: The Hire mechanic.
Exiting Natalie's office, Mark remained silent for some time before heaving a long sigh. Smiling, he turned to the silver-haired girl waiting beside the door. She didn't need to ask for the result as his expression told her everything.
"We will be departing in an hour." He said as they made their way back to his assigned room. "It seems we will get to visit Amberwood after all."
"That's... unexpected." Lara mused. "Hope's End is understandable, but..."
"Yup. Something is definitely up." Mark said.
The sudden change in Natalie's position didn't go over his head. From the looks of it, the Head General recalled something that forced her to reconsider his request, and there is no doubt that she had ulterior motives.
Not that it mattered. It wasn't like she was entirely honest with him to begin with.
'Guess I won't have to worry about bodyguards...'
He took out his phone and unlocked the screen. The messenger app was already open, showing an ongoing conversation with a contact registered as "Dad".
Mark scrolled past the last few messages he sent, having received no response to any of them. He stopped at the last reply he received, which reached him while he was in a coma after the battle against Malarak.
[Dad: Don't worry about us. We will be fine.]
'The hell do you mean by that?'