I blinked at him, expecting him to say it was a joke or something, so we could laugh it off and join the others. But he only stared at me, as if he was actually expecting a response from me. I frowned at him, “You were serious.”He frowned back, “I don’t joke with serious issues.” He picked up a stray twig that had tangled with his boot. “It seems you need to think about it. We don’t have all day. The others are waiting, and time waits for no one.”He didn’t wait for me to reply before he taking off. I immediately moved behind him. I wasn’t familiar with the woods yet, and the last thing I wanted was to get lost. As we walked back to the others, a question tugged at my mind, and I couldn’t help but ask. “Why do you need me?”He paused, his gaze flickering to where my mark was, making me conscious of the mark that had turned my world upside down. I tugged at my dress, now dirty and drenched in sweat. If I were at home, I’d want nothing more than to change out of this dress, but , I wi
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