Two Letters

Commander Nico's words put the Masked Commander in a daze. In an instant, her short yet memorable time in Qalagon crossed her mind.

Even when she wasn't feeling well, Arin Helev was always too worried. And when she was sick, he was even willing to give up the annual tournament just to stay beside her.

If he were to know about her current condition, just how would he react? 

"Can you not tell him about this incident?" she asked the Qalagon Commander though she didn't have much hope and... she was right.

"I'm afraid I can't do that," Nico Petrus said to her. "If he happens to know it from another source, it will only be worse. I already failed him once and I don't want to repeat."

As a Commander herself, she understood his situation but... strangely, she was scared. If a man as patient as Arin Helev lost his cool, the fruit won't be sweet. Not at all.