As soon as the King covered up Rei's ears with his hands, Rei suddenly felt an unexplainable serenity, all of the scary noises had been totally cancelled out as if she has travelled to a calm and peaceful paradise without the thunderstorm, the only thing she can hear is his voice, his breath and his heartbeats.
With his breath, his heartbeats and the warmness of his body temperature, Rei felt secure and safe that she immediately calmed down from the fear of the overwhelming thunderstorm...
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"Is she always this scared of thunder?" The King asked as he glanced at Xi Er who is about two meters away from the bedside, his hands are still covering Rei's ears.
"Yes, Your Majesty. According to one of the shaman ladies in Qin's palace, it is due to Lady Rei's traumatic childhood," said Xi Er, who is obviously not knowing anything in detail.
"Traumatic childhood? I see. That kind of makes sense," said the King.
