Caius stirred the hot chocolate and placed it in front of Dora, who sat staring blankly at a distant corner of her room.
Sigh! This was not what he had expected when he had raced over here. At most, he thought she might be troubled about something minor. But it seemed she had just experienced the biggest heartbreak ever. When she ran to him, he had been amused by the enthusiastic welcome, but when he found her trembling all over, he had been more than shocked.
Dora was not someone who would tremble easily. Even as a kid, there had never been anything that could have scared her. So what could have made her declare that she liked him and welcome him back.
He'd found the answer after he'd looked up though. The answer, or rather, the man had been standing right there, glaring at them with what looked like pure rage. He'd almost seemed ready to tear him apart.
