Willow and Aria were now inside a cave, and the sound of his footsteps echoed softly into the depths. They were silent, but not because the mission to exterminate monsters this time demanded it, but because a tension had been hanging between the two of them ever since Aria had last taken the floor in the guild, endorsing that Willow should take the job of bodyguard.
Aria's eyes were focused on the road ahead, while Willow's gaze was a little lost in thought. He didn't quite understand why she wanted him to take this job so badly.
After they had passed through a narrow section of the cave, Willow finally asked.
"Aria... Why were you so insistent that I take that job?" Willow stopped walking.
Aria looked back and frowned. "What do you mean? I..."
"After all, you know it's a position for a single bodyguard, not a pair. I thought... I thought we were a team."