Chapter 979: Chosen Path

"What's wrong, Faelyn?" Leon asked after they stepped out from the other side of the Dark Passage, arriving in the first city of Durham.

At the same time, Rainshine and Snowscar also turned their heads to look at Faelyn from their respective positions on Leon's shoulders and in Faelyn's arms.

"I wanted to shoulder some of your burdens, but I feel like I am only adding to your burdens by following you," Faelyn said dispiritedly.

"Why would you feel like that? You did a good job with the interrogation earlier, no?" Leon replied with a smile.

"That's something anyone else could have done with or without me," Faelyn sighed before adding, "I'm not knowledgeable like Aria or powerful like Darlene and Lynne… So I can't contribute where it truly matters…"

After hearing that, Leon faced Faelyn seriously and held her hands to catch her full attention, which caused Snowscar to fall out of her arms.