Between Light & Light (II)

"Hi there, Miss Gaya. Long time no see."

Rhode let out an inward bitter smile after witnessing Gaya's resentful eyes. He knew what she was discontent with him about. During the Paphield battle, Rhode made her help them through Lydia in order to ensure that Lize could accomplish her mission smoothly. Thereafter, Gaya had been dissatisfied with him, but since he didn't have much interaction with her, he wasn't too worried about it.

But honestly speaking, Rhode was actually rather fearful of Gaya.

The reason was simple. Gaya was a native born in the Eastern Plain and she knew the place like it was her own backyard. The Eastern Plain had been relatively sealed off from the outside world. Rhode was able to fool outsiders with the identity that he was born in the Eastern Plain, where even Marlene and Lize had never suspected him.