The mermen automatically maintained a distance from him. Silver stood dazedly at the entrance by himself for a long while before entering the stone cave mechanically.
An'an was dead. All the mermen in the sea clearly understood this. Otherwise, they would be able to sense her.
However, the baby was perfectly fine. She was contained within a large bubble, sucking on her finger as she slept, completely oblivious to what had happened around her.
Silver's heart convulsed, and his soul felt like it no longer belonged to his body. He entered the stone cave numbly and pulled An'an into his arms. Two transparent drops of substance slipped from his eyes and rolled onto his chest, transforming into tough crystals before landing on the ground.
Just like this, he quietly hugged An'an and cried, not uttering a single word for a very long time.
"Leader?"
