"Hu Lijing— you cannot be the one fighting and risking your life!" The former clan leader yelled at him, jabbing his forefinger at his stomach, the older fox spirit added. "Think of the child in your womb! How can you hear the thought of running around in the battlefield, fighting and killing when you are this close to carrying full term?!"
There was a raw desperation on his face, voice breaking and mind in disarray as he stalked closer to Hu Lijing, frustration blazing in his eyes as he stared at the nine-tailed fox.
Hu Lijing made no sound in response, nor did he move from where he was standing at the head of the table, a map laid out on it while he studied it, finger tracing over the path drawn on the map.
