He picked up a match, and lit his pipe, but a pristine hand reached from the side and pulled the pipe from his mouth. Reed looked up in surprise, only to see Atira looking at him seriously and saying, "Ade is injured."
"Alright, alright," the Lion-man, imposing and fierce, had no choice but to admit defeat in front of the Elf Girl, "I'll go somewhere else, but you have to give me back my pipe, Atira."
The Elf Girl then cracked a slight smile and handed the pipe back to him.
After the Lion-man had left, she turned back around and looked at Fang Hong with a stern expression. Somehow, Fang Hong felt a bit guilty and evaded, "Miss Atira, why is Miss Hilveld here?"
Atira looked at him, couldn't help but shake her head; Fang Hong reminded her so much of her brother. Both were equally impulsive yet similarly naive and brave, and a bit foolish—she had originally kept this young man in the team for a bit of a selfish reason.
