Xavier had fallen asleep almost immediately. Zera had to find a place farther away from their previous hideout. Xenon might assume they would stay because of its promised safety, and Zera couldn't risk that.
The game of hide and seek continued despite her hoping it would finally come to an end.
Zera was left to stare at Xavier's sleeping form. He looked unbothered at this moment, and it somehow made Zera think if it was just his personality to be chill most of the time or if he had just mastered the art of keeping his emotions in check.
The way he had looked at her earlier made Zera feel warm inside. What he had said, the part about nobody caring for him. She shook her head.
All her life, Zera had taken for granted the simple fact that her father cared for their every need. He may not have been there for them personally, but he had someone else do it.
