[Henry's Perspective]
I stood up to stop her movement and spoke in a calm voice to explain, "It happened 15 minutes ago. After killing those on patrol, the attacker hid. Martha is on the east side of the island today, with many mercenaries around her. She'll be all right!"
Upon hearing this, Licia sighed in relief, looked up at me, and said softly, "As long as your mom is fine, I'm relieved. Speaking of which, since you came to the island I haven't heard you call Martha 'mom.' You…"
She suddenly paused, seemingly hesitant about what she was about to say next.
She pursed her lips, her warm palm supporting my arm, and continued, "Haven't you had a proper talk with her about the past? When she left you behind, it was out of desperation. You must understand her, right?"
