章 170: Chapter 165. His Own Knight

As Zein walked out in fast strides, the rest of them was too stunned to react. And when they finally stirred, more precisely as Bassena and the middle-aged man stood up to chase the guide, a voice stopped them.

[No, stay put. Leave him alone for now] It came from the commlink in Bassena's wrist. The esper himself had almost forgotten that there was someone else listening to this whole conversation from the start. [He just heard a lot of new things that probably contradict the ones existing inside his head, so give him time to process it]

"But..." Bassena looked to the door, the stiff back of the guide still stamped in his mind. But he knew Radia was right, so he decided to stay put, however much he wanted to go out and be with Zein right now.

That wasn't the case with the Elder and Senan, however, who looked in Bassena's direction--or rather, at the commlink--with deep frowns and suspicion. "Who are you?"

[Ah, pardon me]