He placed a hand on his aching stomach as he crouched over while enduring the dull and persistent pain he felt.
He tried to distract himself from th pain by wondering what he had eaten earlier that caused it.
"Maam… Mama…"
Before he knew it, Cari had woken up.
The small child's tiny hand was gently rubbing Qiong Xing's back as he crouched on the ground.
"Thank you, Cari… Albe, where did he go?" Qiong Xing asked.
He felt a small sense of relief seeing Cari so caring, but he also couldn't leave Albe worrying.
"He's going to get Papa. Cari is protecting Mama," Albe explained.
He had made the decision himself and gone to get help.
With only Qiong Xing and little Cari there, it would have been difficult to protect themselves if anything went wrong.
"I see… then I'll just sit here and wait," Qiong Xing said.
After dragging his heavy body to the base of a nearby tree, he sank down with the thick trunk supporting his back.
