"Captain Cross, don't attack them! They're the mountain dwellers from around here, along with some refugees from Korsan City. They didn't mean to attack!"
And so, enveloping all three of them in black energy, Lex suddenly burst out of the villagers' barrage of superpowers with Flora and leaped a great distance away.
"Oscar! Are you okay? We came to save you!"
Marina Goldsmith shot a fierce glare at Flora Bloom and Lex Cross, but Oscar Owen gave Flora an apologetic look before shouting to Marina's group.
"Marina, Uncle Lee, Auntie Lee, don't attack! They're my friends!"
Oscar Owen moved away from the pair and went back to the villagers.
"Everyone, it's a misunderstanding! They're my friends!"
Marina Goldsmith, however, remained guarded as she asked.
"Oscar, what about that big bird? The one covered in golden flames!"
"That... That's my friend's... mount. It's not here to attack us!"
Lex Cross stood in front of Flora Bloom as the two of them slowly walked closer.
