Xinya stared up at her mentor with an emotionless expression. She kept fiddling with her sweaty hands behind her back.
The awful silence spreading across the room felt heavy, causing her anxiety to further spike. The tall, gloomy figure's glowing, dark eyes stared down at Xinya full of disappointment.
He reached out with one hand and grabbed the pale woman's jaw harshly. Xinya just closed her eyes, waiting for her expected punishment.
"Xinya… My sweet little Xinya. Why do you disappoint me constantly?… Last time I protected you from those fake Masters, but my patience isn't endless either. It's also not helping your failure this time is much worse than not capturing the Princess!"
She opened her mouth to say some excuse, but at that moment, her mentor squeezed Xinya's jaw. A loud crack echoed in the otherwise silent room, and soon a small, broken scream followed it.
