"I'm sorry," Cailena said
Aion wondered if those two had time at all to be feeling sorry for each other. A couple of minutes had passed already, and they didn't even try to take a single step into the swamp. He already knew that Malon was dumb as a brick, but he didn't expect that the girl would be the same. She studied magic. After all
"No need. I won't let it end like this. Besides, it wasn't just me... soon my friend will get here... I hope I can keep him from falling here too," Malon said and then sighed.
Aion could tell that Malon's father only taught him how to swing a sword. Looking so defeated while saying such a thing in front of a girl was a big no. It was fine to share his insecurities with a friend like Ailen, who he had known for years, but not with a girl he had just met. That was just plain lame and pathetic.
