Chapter 179: War talks.

After giving her five minutes she stopped crying. But as her nose was still runny, I handed her a handkerchief. Awkwardly blowing her nose, she looked at me. 

At this point, the sides of her eyes and cheeks were colored in the reddish shade. Wearing her glasses back, she cleared her throat, "Grey, was where you all this time?"

I crouched down, leaning my back against the wall I spoke, "Where was I? huh?" 

I scratched my head, it was difficult ----- difficult to explain why was I didn't come back all this time. 

I sighed before saying "You see, Sylphy ----- I was carrying my responsibility and trying to save and protect the people I love ----" Annie who was seated on my side, I placed my hand overhead as I said " ----- my people. I couldn't abandon them, neither I could walk away. Well, even if I had the chance to walk away, I guess I would have stayed and saved them since ------"