Chapter 220. Reunion
Micheal could feel the anger in Charles’ voice as he spoke.
Inasmuch as he knew Kailen probably had his reasons for not contacting any of them after he left the planet, at least he should contact Arrie to let her know how he’s doing .
He sighed " Inasmuch as she acts bubbly and cheerful all the time, there’s no way she can hide that gloominess around her from us. She misses him"
" It’s understandable though. With all the commotion he’s causing in the Astral Empire , perhaps contacting us is the most unsafe thing for him to do at the moment" Micheal said "We are all aware that the Harkers and the Darkhavens, two of the most prestigious clans in the Astral Empire have placed bounties on his head right? He is probably laying low somewhere so till he figures out how to deal with them"
Charles sighed, giving in " Well, you have a point . But still.. never mind. I’m sure he knows what he’s doing. I just don’t like to see Arrie like this. Apart from playing with the kids and having a few rounds of conversations with us, she spends all her time training . She doesn’t even listen to music anymore. It’s like she’s isolating herself from everyone"
Micheal shook his head helplessly as he stared at Charles like he was the most dumb person on the planet.
" What?" Noticing Micheal’s expression, Charles was puzzled.
" You really are clueless " Micheal said " She feels useless. If there’s someone who wants to stand by Kailen’s side and help him weather his pain and suffering, it’s Arrie. However she is too weak to do that now" Noticing the expression of realization on Charles’ face ,he added "Naturally she feels very useless and incompetent as his woman. She’s not isolating herself from anyone idiot. She’s just focusing more on her training, just like we all are as his friends. It’s just that as his woman , she feels more pressured to become stronger than any of us"
" I see" Charles nodded " I guess instead of whining about that bastard not reaching out and making us all worry unnecessarily about his safety, we should focus on increasing our strengths. You only one step away from breaking into the A rank right ?"
Micheal coughed awkwardly " Actually I’m a step away from breaking into the S rank. And,also,you never heard this from me , Arrie is at the S rank now"
Charles sucked in a breath of cold air " You guys have caught up to me. How can your speed be so fast?"
" It’s not that our speed is so fast. With the resources Kailen has been sending us and the endless and gruesome training we’ve been putting ourselves through, it’s only natural that this happens . Also, Kailen’s issues have given us all a sense of urgency to increase our strength quickly. We can only sit back and do nothing when he is shouldering the burden of earth. Even those old foggies who are not in his inner circle are more stronger than the three of us. Sure, those guys are old monsters and all but we can’t remain weak either"