Worse than a Nightmare

The three of them returned to the Pyramid Jungle after Max had told them briefly of his conversation with the leader of the Purple Hibiscus.

Lenora and Hillary's reaction to his story was far different from what he already had in mind.

"If I'm being honest, I believe accepting her offer would have been the best thing to do. Remember that you are the special one and need to be protected from everyone," Hillary had suddenly grown cold.

Since she had recovered from the clutches of Cecil's dark magic, this was the first time she had mentioned that Max was the special one.

He didn't know how to react or what to even say to how she had responded. It would be something he would address later.