Chapter 360: Favor

Over the past few days ever since Rigel had met his parents, he had been a little out of element. Even though they had both spent a lot of time together in a cabin in the Eslam forest, these days Rigel seemed to distance himself. 

"I am uncomfortable around Rigel these days," Lerna blurted, straightaway getting to the point. She wasn't bred in a way that knew how to hold a formal talk with anyone. And so she always attacked the point immediately. 

Tania stopped in her tracks. She frowned and asked, "Why?" This was very unlike Rigel. 

"I don't know…" Lerna replied. "He is not present with me with his soul even though his body is there. He keeps thinking of something all the time. I don't know what to do…" 

"Did he say anything to you?" 

Lerna took a deep breath. "He said that he liked me against his better judgment." 

"What?" Tania was surprised. How could Rigel say this to her? "What the hell does he mean?"