221 UNDER THE NIGHT SKY

A few minutes ago…

Zoe went to the streams near the Royal Investigation Area, not just to wash her bloodied instruments. But so she could think about what is just happening to them right now.

It was a little far from the area and hidden that royal guards would not expect someone to be going in there.

She was blankly staring at her reflection in the water, wondering whether she would live as Lady Asha or go back to being Zoe Cheng when another person appeared in the streams. 

Alarmed that it was an enemy, she immediately swiveled, waving a knife into him in the process. 

"Whoa!" 

Raigon jumped backward, his foot almost lost its balance as he was startled by Zoe's fast reflexes.

"I think I remember this scene before." A smile curved up his mouth as he scratched his head, recalling their first time to meet each other again in Lord Howe Island.

"It's different. I didn't pin you to the ground this time."