The others turned to look at Jin-Sil, unsure why she would say that. They hadn't heard Alex, David, and Kary's whispering, so they were unaware of the danger to come.
But Jin-Sil's resolute face was already a red flag.
"What's going on?" Killian asked, stepping toward the three facing the door.
Alex sighed, cursing Jin-Sil's sensitive hearing, and turned to look at the rest of them. They already had alarmed looks on their faces.
He could have told them it was nothing to worry about or lied about how the danger was benign and that they only needed to clear the dragon egg.
But Alex wasn't much of the lying type. He repugned at the idea of being dishonest to them, with how their lives weighed in the balance of trust.
With a stern gaze, he scanned over the group, stopping a little longer on Liu Yan.
