"..."
Even though his presence was the one that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, the confusion and surprise in Charles's face were probably the most prominent between all of them. Van and the others weren't expecting Charles to suddenly pop up out of nowhere, but Charles truly did not expect to see Van again this soon, not to mention he was now with his daughter… and Gerald.
Also, the fact that Van was still standing here could only mean one thing-- the assassins that they had tasked to kill him as soon as he landed in Muspelheim were not successful.
"What… is the meaning of this?" Charles then quickly turned his head towards Gerald as soon as he woke up from his stupor.
"We were trying to pass through the River and failing, what's there to explain?" Gerald shrugged his shoulders.
"That's not what I wanted to ask. Why are you with… him?"
