Proper way to approach the coming fight

"It may sound too cowardly, but I think we should stick together," Leila was the first one to respond to Mathew's call. "I know that it's not like me to be this careful, but I think we should cut all the potential risks."

'This really isn't like her,' Mathew thought, squinting his eyes a little. 'But… why?'

There always had to be a reason for a sudden and unexpected change. Just like in physic a body in motion would stay in motion unless a new force were to act upon it, the same could be said about people's temperament.

'The only thing that changed…' Mathew thought before slowly lowering his eyelids. 'Daria, isn't it?'

"I don't mean to disregard your point. In fact, I do agree with it," Nadia said.

Due to her being late to speak up first, she now faced a reality where she could no longer bring up the points that Leila did.