"I'm alive, old man," Liam said, smiling after hearing his teacher's voice. "You almost killed yourself from sadness, didn't you?"
Lloyd guffawed, grabbing the attention of those in the restaurant. "Nice to see your sense of humor isn't dead, either. Where are you, kid? My knuckles miss the top of your head."
Liam snorted playfully, but his tone grew stern a moment later.
"I'll need you to do something for me, old man. I'll start explaining what happened…"
Lloyd's face went through multiple emotions, which eventually changed to anger when Liam explained Emma and Yannis' betrayal.
He himself thought they were fishy, but he missed any action from their side.
Liam hadn't mentioned anything about his time underground. That could come later. Now, he was explaining something else.
"...And that's the gist of what I want to do. Can you help?"
Lloyd scoffed. "Don't underestimate me, kid. Of course I can."
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