Raegar watched his mother relax just as Isabella stepped into the room, only to stop short when seeing him sitting there, eating his stew and bread like it was his last meal. Her red eyes narrowed. ''What happened to you, brother?''
''A Devil Lord attacked me during a dungeon run, mutilated my face just as I defeated it,'' he revealed while chewing on a piece of bread, finishing it with a big smile. ''As you can see, I'm still here and fine.''
Isabella didn't answer and stared at him with a steely gaze, but the aura around her changed, prompting their mother to jump up. ''It's not his fault, Bel. He was a part of a strike squad that helped the Nytheria Kingdom,'' she revealed.
The young woman stepped closer, halting in front of Raegar as her aura bored down. In that fleeting moment, he caught her expression shift, worry flickering across her face like a shadow.
