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Lilac sobbed against Jedrek's chest as she clutched onto the front of his cloak tightly. She didn't know how long she was in this position, letting him hug her.

Only when Lilac's sobs had ceased down, did Jedrek push her from him and kept her within an arm's length to see her face and wiped her tears.

"Are you all right now?" He asked softly, while tucking a few strands of her stray hair behind her ears. Her face turned red because of crying for too long.

"No," Lilac said, shaking her head while avoiding eye contact with him.

Lilac tried to look elsewhere, but then she ended up spotting the city, which was no longer in sight.

"What happened?" Lilac gasped as her eyes opened wide. "Who did that?" she whispered to herself.