172 Who would love a woman like me?

Aren doesn't return to the castle.

Rather, he lingers near the gate, feeling grumpy and restless. In his mind, he replays the words that he said to her -- over and over until his heart is heavy with guilt but his face scowls when he recalls the look in her eyes. 

Damn her! What does she think about herself?

He only wants to help her a bit. Is it impossible for them to be friends? 

Maybe it's impossible.

She killed his mother and his brother lost his true name because of her. His mother killed the people she cared about, and he had also played a fair role in the extermination of the cursed children before he met Renasir Ari. 

Someone like his mother... Why did she have to say that?

The girl knows how to tick him off.

But why did he have to lose his temper? He shouldn't have said those words.

She was upset for sure.