"H-huh?" Seraphina blinked, surprise clear on her face as she looked at Alisha's playfully smiling figure in front of her.
Alisha sat beside her, her chubby cheeks turning into dumplings as her smile widened. "For the past three days, you have barely gotten any proper sleep."
"Because we are in the deeper part of this dangerous forest," Seraphina argued, her gaze shifting sideways. "As a leader, I need to remain alert while my team rests."
There were clear flaws in her explanation and an obvious change in her behaviour. Seraphina would have divided the guarding duty among the squad each time they stopped to rest during their pursuit, yet she insisted on guarding every time.
"Hmm, the leader bears the responsibility for their party," Alisha agreed with her without pointing out the obvious flaws. "Then why are you not eating properly? You have barely eaten anything. Not to mention, you keep losing your focus since Vlad left. Do you like him that much?"
