Back in Levy's shop~
The quiet room suddenly rippled as a shadow stretched across the floor. The darkness gathered for a brief instant and then collapsed inward. In the next moment, three figures appeared where there had been nothing before Razeal, Sofia, and Maria, whose unconscious body was still cradled carefully in Sofia's arms.
The air inside the shop felt strangely calm compared to the storm they had just left behind.
Razeal stepped forward into the room first. As soon as his feet settled against the wooden floor, he let out a slow, controlled breath. It wasn't loud, but it carried the exhaustion of someone who had just dragged himself out of an emotional battlefield. He ran a hand briefly through his hair and shook his head slightly to himself, as if clearing lingering thoughts that still tried to cling to him.
He didn't say anything.
Not to Sofia.
Not even to Maria, whose condition had started this entire confrontation.
