The two cultivators walked the long way back toward the camp in silence. Kefa trailed several paces behind Elua through the forest, maintaining a distinct and deliberate distance that hadn't quite existed before. Not during their walk from the site of the invasion leader's death.
Despite having mistaken the girl's Physique for Swift before - and seeing it proven oh so wrong - she still had a mental hang-up of sorts. One that suggested she could react fast enough to run as long as she just stayed *enough* away from her. Which was further reinforced as a 'good idea' because, to the twin blade wielder…
'I don't want her to ever feel the need to get so close to me again.'