'Not so secret anymore' Passage
"If you stay close to me it...will be fine," Princess Helena bashfully informed Hao Xuan.
He didn't think much of it and simply accepted.
"Alright, lead the way."
But then he reached back and picked up Ma Jiang like a stray kitten and placed her in between them, "You stay in the middle. Your mana won't last long this way if you keep draining it so quickly."
"Wha- Let me go!"
Taken aback and more than a little confused by Hao Xuan's actions, Princess Helena still flashed a smile towards Ma Jiang, "Lord Hao Xuan is right. Lady Ma Jiang should stay beside me."
"Yes, sister Helena."
Ma Jiang immediately calmed down and her entire demeanor changed in the blink of an eye. To her, Princess Helena had become somewhat of a role model in the few months she had spent with them so hearing a single sentence from her was akin to a gift, a gift she would never turn away.