Chapter 146: Change (1/2)

After saying those words, Theo closed his eyes to calm his heart. He gently released her wrist and turned around. ”I don't have time to play along with all your charade, especially in a mission that is close to impossible.”

Alea's hand was shaking as she looked down and closed her eyes.

Ellen let out a long sigh. Although there might be another way to say it, she believed it was necessary to stop Alea. After all, she indeed needed someone to stop her thoughtless remark.

Laust and Sihan looked away as they didn't want to disturb their problem.

However, Alea had once said that she wanted Theo to be someone to stop her if she became unreasonable. And this might be the right time.

This could only happen because Theo didn't see her as someone special that he needed to respect at all times.

He might want to hide his identity, so not many knew him, especially the Lange Family, and died before he could reach his goal, but he was someone who would step up if necessary.

Phyrill returned to the group and met the heavy atmosphere. He had no idea what kind of things would lead them to this kind of atmosphere.

In the end, he walked to Theo and told them it was fine to use this spot to rest before going to another place to rest for the night.

He understood and Theo asked them to rest since going with a disturbed mind would be dangerous. They would make one mistake after another and it would be bad if it continued, destroying their coordination.

Hence, Theo chose to let them cool their heads for a day and focused on leveling tomorrow.

Although he didn't tell the group of his train of thoughts, they got the gist of his intention and didn't complain.

After resting for two hours, they moved to another spot that Phyrill deemed to be safe.

It was flat ground on a gentle hill. The place was surrounded by trees but not that dense, allowing them to see their surroundings easily.

Due to their conflict earlier, Alea had yet to open her mouth the whole time. And since Sihan and Ellen were in charge of the cooking, Phyrill and Laust took care of finding herbs and some vegetables to accompany their dinner. Of course, Ellen lent Phyrill her cooking glasses to discern the plants from poisonous ones.

Theo was in charge of procuring water from the nearby water source while Alea set up the tents.

After dinner, Ellen asked whether Alea wanted to change position with her, but the latter refused, saying they would be fine.

Since their shift would be the first, Theo decided to sit on the ground alone, wanting to cool his head to think about the next course.

Suddenly, Alea walked and sat next to him. The atmosphere was filled with silence.