As Aiko finished the last of the canned food and water that Ryo had provided, a moment of uneasy silence settled between them. Ryo's gaze lingered on her, his mind swirling with questions that demanded answers.
"Why are you still here?" he finally asked, his voice firm but tinged with curiosity.
Aiko looked up, her eyes meeting his with a mixture of apprehension and resolve. "I... I don't have anywhere else to go," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.
Ryo nodded slowly, his expression unreadable. "And how did you find this place? How did you get in?" he pressed, his tone soft yet insistent.
Aiko hesitated, her fingers fidgeting nervously as she struggled to find the right words. "I... I found a hole in the fence," she confessed, her voice trembling slightly.
Ryo's brow furrowed in concern. The thought of a breach in their defenses was deeply troubling, a glaring vulnerability in their carefully constructed sanctuary.
