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At that time, Josiah was entirely committed to Lysander’s well–being, treating her with such careful attention as though she were something precious and fragile. He wouldn’t dream of causing her any upset.

Michelle’s features softened slightly as she responded, “All right, then I’ll go back and check on her.”

“No need, I’ll go. You should head back to sleep. If your sister sees you up this late, she’ll surely worry. I’ll go check on her.” Josiah’s offer came from a place of deep consideration for both sisters‘ well–being.

He was indeed aware of the unusual behavior exhibited by Lysander lately, yet found himself unable to tell Michelle the truth.

Michelle, placing a significant amount of trust in him, nodded and began to retreat. However, she couldn’t help but glance back every few steps, her movements betraying her lingering unease.

Lysander’s tent was directly across from Josiah’s. He approached quietly, crouching at first, hesitating as he listened intently by the side of her tent. Confirming that the soft sounds of crying were still audible, he tentatively tapped on the fabric of the tent

The noise inside stopped abruptly.

A moment later. Lysander queried tentatively, “Who’s there?”

Josiah replied with a gentle exhale, “It’s me.”

“Is there something you need?”

Josiah explained his presence, “Your sister heard you crying and got a bit worried about you, so she sent me to check on you.”

Lysander seemed surprised. “Michelle heard me?”

“Yeah.

“Then did she…”

“First, unzip the tent. It’s difficult to talk through the tent, and others might overhear us.”

mountain wind at night was sharp, and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled

a prolonged silence, she finally relented and unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m fine,

paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the

lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly

a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re

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his incisive look, Lysander took a deep breath and resignedly accepted

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than before. Glancing around, he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to

people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even a moderately raised voice might carry to

back to make room at the entrance of the tent. Josiah, showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further. Given his tall frame, the tent was undeniably cramped for

nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built with taller

this is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities to sleep in a tent in

today,” Lysander

formalities at this hour,” Josiah replied.

about her sister, “Where is Michelle?”

younger sister might have

you crying and is just worried that I might have been upsetting

Josiah felt was becoming increasingly

she’s slept at all,” he observed.

toward the light still visible outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her phone. Her voice

idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about her coming

her attention still

remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed down, but

as someone who rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced

momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp pang of empathy.

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