The unexpected question caused Yu Yeong's steps to falter. He stopped, turned his head around, and looked at Hyeon's face intensely.
Yu Yeong remained quiet for a while, silently pondering over his answer. His eyebrows were scrunched up and his eyes narrowed even further. As he stared through the dim light, his pupils were uninviting and cold, like two pools of dark water in the middle of winter.
Yu Yeong's ill-disposed expression, as well as his prolonged silence, made Hyun regret his previous words. He sighed internally, berating his naiveness.
What was he thinking? Of course no one in their right minds would take someone as useless as him to a place where there's obviously going to be a fight. And there was Jung-Hee as well to consider. She could barely stand by herself at the moment, let alone walk around the city or travel beyond the city gates.
