Kay seemed truly frightened, taking two steps back and inhaling deeply a few times to calm her nerves. She crossed her hands in a particular posture and respectfully said, "Thank you both for saving me."
Ya Ro nodded with satisfaction, "That's more like it."
But as soon as Kay lowered her hands, she added, "But I really need to go back."
"What are you going back for?" Li Ming asked directly.
Kay was startled and looked at Li Ming as if she'd seen a ghost, "How did you know?"
"Idiot," Ya Ro said exasperatedly, "you're so eager to return, it's probably not because you miss being tortured, right? It's likely because something important was taken from you by the raiders."
"Your kind of exiled nobility always has a few treasures," he added.
Kay started to speak but stopped, finally admitting helplessly, "Yes, the raiders took something very important to me, so..."
