"What kind of 'strange' are you talking about?" I was already on my feet, hands flat on the table and unable to shake off the discomfort from how the girl paled.
Althea's expressions signified a combination of being appalled and startled. It was a rare face for her to make.
I regarded how her lips trembled slightly as she uttered her reply. "There's a man—a Ventus man that Yuno brought form the borders. He's…" Althea gulped, the light in her eyes had gone dim. "He's…"
My legs moved on their own, stones crackling beneath my boots as I ran out. I still felt groggy and weak but I willed myself to reach the place where the refugees had assembled a few meters from the hut. A series of huddled footsteps followed me and I didn't turn back to see.
