Lysandra's shoulders tensed, a silent battle waging within her as she heard Asher's question.
She glanced sidelong at Asher, her lips pressed into a thin line, betraying her reluctance to reveal the depths of her plight,
"You shouldn't be concerned with my affairs," she said, her voice edged with a detached coldness.
Asher could see that Lysandra was trying to distance herself on purpose.
But he felt that to truly gain her loyalty and trust for the sake of the survival of his own kingdom, he should make her feel like she can depend and trust him.
And so he stepped forward, his voice carrying a mix of concern and frustration, "I thought we considered each other as allies, albeit we never had to state it. Is it wrong for an ally to want to know what's going on with the other?"
