The hall was silent. No one said anything for a long time. Then Elora looked at Kadyn and asked, "Does that mean sister Cecelia has left?"
Kadyn smiled bitterly and just when he was about to nod, a sound of footsteps came from the entrance. A figure walked towards them and said, "Who said I left?"—who could it be other than Cecelia?—"I just wanted to ponder about a few things in silence. Who knows, you guys have already outcast me." As she spoke, her gaze remained on Kadyn.
"Eh," Kadyn scratched his head awkwardly and said, "You didn't say anything before leaving so I thought—"
"You thought I left for good?" Cecelia said, then went on. "Well, now I have returned. Why are you guys staring at me? I'm hungry, sister Rayna—"
Suddenly Nefia jumped from the couch she was sitting on and embraced her tightly and started to cry. "I thought you left me. How could you even think about that? You wanted to leave me?"
