The Line Drawn

The others crouched to sit, finally thinking they could catch a breath—only for Riena to come crashing violently against the already cracked wall.

Their heads snapped up, eyes following the trajectory of her fall. When they saw Seiya standing there, his chilling gaze locked onto them, their hearts lurched. Panic surged through their minds, each scrambling to piece together what had just transpired between Seiya and Riena in the brief moment they had let their guard down.

Hayne, with his pulse hammering, rushed to Seiya without hesitation. His voice wavered with uncertainty.

"Sei, what happened?" Skepticism laced his tone.

Seiya merely shrugged. "I don't know."

His response left everyone, including Hayne, baffled. There was no trace of hostility in his demeanor—only his usual impassivity. Yet, when they turned back to Riena, she was struggling to rise from the wreckage, her face contorted in pain from the force of the impact.