บท 296: A Part Of Her Is Still Shut From Me

The expression on Orius's face changed completely when he heard what Arin just told him. "What do you mean?" he asked. "What injury?"

"That injury from the Serene Valley," Arin Helev clarified with a bit of reluctance. "She was shot just below her shoulder that day and it caused a tear. She didn't want us to know and I also learned recently."

Last night, Iria asked him to inform her brother for her and reassure him. If she tell him herself, she didn't know if she will be able to handle Orius's reaction.

She knew how much she meant to him and... the news will hurt him a lot.

When Orius tried to stand up to rush to Iria, Arin held him back. "Iria asked me to tell you this. She is afraid that you will be too pained by this and she doesn't know if she will be able to take it."