"Excuse me?" The tone that Maria took was enough to make Clark's blood feel a little colder. It was just the sort of tone that any man would recognize. The kind of tone that said they messed up and that they messed up very badly.
"There's something that I need to do. I need to go handle it before I can rejoin everyone. I promise that it is important and that I will be back before three days. But that's the same for everyone here. Everything and everyone needs to be back at this spot before three days pass. That's the rule. Regardless of the situation."
With Clark building his courage and remaining first, Maria sighed. She wasn't going to stop him from getting stronger. However, she hated that he was keeping secrets again and rushing off on his own. The way that Clark worked always made Maria even more stressed.
