Admiration.

Back in The Wolf's Cage which was littered with the scars of the recent explosion and the tremors of the massive light pillar, Ozul looked around with an unreadable face—nothing Raven would've found strange, but this time she had a feeling that something had changed.

When Ozul's eyes swept past Raven and Blaze, they couldn't help but hold their breaths unconsciously.

After a few moments of silence, a small smile broke out Ozul's face, instantly brightening the atmosphere with it.

Blaze wasn't so bright to notice anything amiss, but Raven pursed her lips. She felt her throat dry at the sight of that smile. It was all because she could easily notice the difference between how Ozul used to smile and how he did just now.

'Why the forced smile...' Raven thought to herself in worry. Others might have missed it, but how could she?