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"...you came," Sephalia revealed a toothy grin, looking at the back of the black-haired meditating boy sitting in front of her.

Ryne looked over his shoulder and noticed her standing there in a simple yet elegant white dress, smiling as well, "Hehe, I never left."

"Eh, why?"

Sephalia's surprise at his joke embarrassed him a little as he started explaining himself, waving his hands around, "I was joking, I found the thing I was searching for yesterday and was about to head back to the tribe but then I remembered you would be coming here soon so I waited."

"I see, you could've just met me back at the tribe. How long have you been here?"

Ryne thought about what would be the most convincing lie to hide the fact that he had been waiting here for 6 hours, "Um, around 2 hours?"