“I did well, didn’t I?” I asked as we returned to his room, my hand still holding his tightly. I was secretly worried he might find it strange that I had ripped a pillar out of the ground, but Sedian didn’t seem to question it. He was either too relieved to have escaped the situation or too bewildered by my confident question to have noticed. “Honestly, that was refreshing, wasn’t it? I must have looked like a savior.” “It would be wonderful if you’d just shut your mouth.”