Rhys, Caelan, Jae, and Eun-woo said their goodbyes to the rebels at dawn, exchanging brief but sincere hugs. Eun-woo received a silent handshake from Gunnar, and Milo gave him a farewell warning.
"Be careful. Not everyone will treat you as an ally."
To justify their immediate return, Caelan invented an excuse: they had left important supplies in the glass house, along with materials that could be used for the reconstruction. Milo let them go without too many questions, perhaps because he sensed they were hiding something, or perhaps because he knew it was dangerous for Eun-woo to remain in the city.
What they couldn't tell Milo, at least for the moment, was that they not only had an esper hiding, but also Rong Ye, the illegitimate son of one of the regime's most influential families.
Telling them about Eun-woo had been difficult enough. Rong Ye… it was a whole new level of risk. And both Caelan and Rhys still didn't know how to approach it.
