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"Eason, do you like me?"
"What did you say?"
"I like you, Eason. That's why I want to ask you," she raised her hand and wiped the corners of her wet eyes, "Do you..."
"I…"
"Stop!" She smiled through tears, "Suddenly I don't want to know."
"Maia..."
"I’m going to do something for you. I don't need to know this."
Suddenly, a cold light flashed outside the entrance of the cave behind her.
Maia's body froze.
She frowned slightly. Her mouth was open, but she didn't make a sound.
The next moment, she staggered and put one hand weakly on my shoulder.
Only now did I realize that her belly had been pierced by an arrow.
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The archer? The archer I had let go?
.
Maia looked at me with blood dripping from the corner of her mouth.
I wanted to hug her, but she pushed me away.
Her force was so great that I fell to the ground directly, and then I saw her open her arms.
Then another arrow pierced through her body.