Qu Ling Yue however was acting like a startled little beast as she curled up into a ball in terror.
Jun Wu Xie suddenly felt as if her throat had turned dry. She did not know where the highly stifling feeling in her chest had come from but she knew that seeing Qu Ling Yue reduced to such a miserable and wretched state stung her eyes greatly.
As she saw Qu Ling Yue hugging both her arms tightly against herself, seated upon the cold hard floor and her head lifted warily as she looked at her, Jun Wu Xie was suddenly finding it harder and harder to breathe. Jun Wu Xie took off her outer robe and ignoring Qu Ling Yue's struggles, she forcibly draped it around Qu Ling Yue's body, covering her up entirely, and hugged Qu Ling Yue's shaking figure tightly.
"I am Jun Xie. I will not hurt you. Do not be afraid." Jun Wu Xie crooned in a soft voice, patiently whispering it repeatedly into Qu Ling Yue's ear to try to comfort her.
