With my eyes zeroed in on Fay, I made sure not to relax my hold over our bond.
Just like we've decided all this time ago, abusing it just because it felt great to unite with each other wasn't going to do us any good in the long term. It was because of our constant effort to keep a hold on this intoxicating bond that, even after our advancement, we managed to still keep the thing optional rather than permanent.
Now, however, I had to use every last bit of my willpower not to peek into Fay's soul to find out how exactly she was feeling.
Limited to just her batted breath, the wrinkle cutting through her forehead and a slight sense of uncertainty in her eyes, I patiently awaited her decision.
'Worst case scenario, we will have to find a different way.'
There was no way I would ever force Fay to do something she deemed herself unable to complete.
