[This chapter is dedicated to chrisb13 for being a silent reader who suddenly commented! Also, since then, she has occasionally been leaving sweet comments, further motivating the author! Thank you very much! ^^]
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She looked at how disheveled Darenn's brown hair is. However, messy as it looked, it made him all the more handsome along with his natural, hazel brown eyes.
Never has she come across such a handsome and strong man before—even having the keen senses to see her.
"Well?"
With her snapping herself out of her thoughts, she answered Darenn, rather snappily.
"Let me reiterate," Kalista raised her brow. "I am one of the Watchers. Naturally, I should be patrolling the Stygian Forest. It's a duty I am bound to fulfill."
Darenn had his doubts, and he made it clear to Kalista with his stoic expression, reminding her that he, with full certainty, was not buying her words.
"Then, why are you up on the tree?"
