Chương 57: What If It Wasn't Enough?

Rukelion went upstairs to change out of his uniform and came back down. Feeling rather needy after today's bad news, he hugged Daisy's shoulders and rested his head on top of hers from behind as she kneaded the bread. She could tell he needed it and didn't say a word, continuing on as she had been.

He closed his eyes as she began humming to herself. He was with the woman he loved. He had to believe that everything he was worried about would be fine since he was with her. She had a way of making his worries melt away.

He ended up taking advantage of that a lot while the squadrons with his allies were gone. Once again, they were fighting through the winter but at least this time they started in the fall and went to the south where it wasn't nearly as cold. That should make things a bit easier for them.

Still, Rukelion was worried. He had done his best to train them but what if it wasn't enough?