"Are you okay?" Irea asked, looking at Layn with worry. "You know, I don't think they will try to blame you for what you did," she added, grasping her partner's hand in an attempt to cheer him up.
"You don't know them as well as I do," Layn replied, happily accepting the invitation of the girl's hand. His eyes were glued to the now visible cloud of smoke produced by a large group heading their way.
And now, there was no mistaking it. With the distance now close enough for him to see the outline of the entire group, Layn was more than sure that the two people leading it were the two companions of his from an entirely different timeline.
