บท 522: Encounters in the Hedgegrove 2        

Ren didn't bother to reply. More like he couldn't come up with a reply, for the Princess's throw was harsher than an Orcs, and he lost consciousness the moment his head hit the hard road. He also suffered blunt damage, and despite his high DEF, his HP went to two digits.

"Agh! Ren!" Elena was quick to feel guilty and kneeled beside Ren, healing his HP. Thank the wise mother she didn't kill him.

Carefully, she placed Ren's head over her lap and waited for him to open his eyes. All creatures that passed by them didn't put them in their eyes like they were invisible.

Elena didn't pay them any mind either. She was focused on studying Ren's face, and before she knew it, she was softly caressing his fringe to the side and uttered in a low voice, "She must be his special someone, like Zeroth to me . . ."

On her shoulder, Tiki slithered its tongue and nuzzled its tiny lizard head against her soft cheeks.