Foes or Allies?

Rankin's eyes were filled with tears as he tried to cry without making a sound.

~Sniff, Sniff~~

Edwin and Hoshen, who had been sitting against the cave walls, calmly opened their eyes and sighed.

Well, they did understand the boy's emotions.

Edwin got up and walked towards the boy.

The cave itself wasn't too big.

It was just 16 feet long away from the edge and 5 feet wide.

One could really do wonders with a pickaxe in their hands.

Edwin walked towards the boy with a bottle of water at hand.

"Kid. Let's talk."

Upon hearing the voice, Rankin's heart leaped with all sorts of emotions.

He was afraid, curious and hopeful.

He took a deep breath, quickly wiped his eyes and tried to maintain a calm demeanour.

It was just that his eyes were already swollen, and his emotions were all over the place.

So the demeanour he wanted to conjure up didn't work.