"You know, Maria, we'll be facing the biggest danger we have encountered so far, in just a few minutes from now," Kayla ignored her question and spoke in a rather calm tone, contrary to her conversation with Aella.
She was trying her best to sound as confident as possible. A smile faintly started making its way towards her rosy face.
"Uhm, I know," Maria nodded dismissively, her voice sounding rather nervous. "But please don't change the subject, what happened to Raven? Is she okay?"
"No, nothing, Raven is just fine," she denied and didn't mention any of Uriel's harsh torture methods and how she cried blood and even lost her left eye. "But something really good happened…"
"Oh, what is it?" Maria seemed both relieved and excited as she asked.
Kayla's smile began to appear more clearly. "We found your little Maya!"
Hearing that, Maria was suddenly frozen as if she had just been struck by lightning.
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