Chapter 453 - Night Blooming Flowers Part 2 (1/2)

For Lyn, the topic of love was still a foreign subject. She didn't understand it very well. Why do people crave and desire love so much? Despite having dated Kazuya for so long. It was still peculiar to her. Then again, Kazuya was never around, so it was very difficult for her. What she has with Rhys right now is very different. It's something that people looked down on, and yet she doesn't stop him as much anymore.

It didn't take them long before they arrived at the edge of the forest. Lyn clutched onto his clothes tightly. ”We shouldn't be here; it's very dangerous.”

The forest is unguarded, and the defenses are thin. Usually, something like that wouldn't bother her so much. But with her current condition, she would only get in the way and hinder Rhys.

Rhys squeezed her hands. ”It's okay; we will be up there.”

Up? Lyn glanced over and spotted something from the corner of her eye. ”A ship?”

His lips curved into a smile. ”Yeah.”

Once they boarded the ship, Rhys placed her down on the seat by the window. She watched as he walked over to the steering wheel. Lyn immediately noticed that the ship ran on magic, so she knew what Rhys was doing. She waited for a while before he walked over to her.

Silence descended on them, and nobody spoke for ten minutes. Is she really mad about earlier? Even though he was the one who did all that stuff. This guy isn't honest with his feelings at times. Then again, it seems like she is one to talk when it comes to that department.

Rhys reached over and ran a hand down her cheek, causing her cheeks to turn red instantly. ”...W--what?”

”I'm nice now. Since I don't intend to attack you.”

At that comment, her cheeks turned even redder. 'How can he say such things so boldly?' He makes it so difficult for her. Then again, maybe it's the age difference. Rhys is older only by a few years, but there is still a difference.

”That's why you ought to come along,” Rhys insisted.

Lyn didn't know whether to laugh at this or not. This guy is supposedly good with girls. But when it comes to asking them out on a proper date, he is very clumsy.

”T--that reasoning is....”

”Besides...” he trails off, ”We're only going to look at the stars.”

Lyn blinks, did she hear him correctly?

Rhys reached over and opened the large window. Her eyes widened when she the scenery she saw surrounding her. It's not like when you look up at the sky since they're on a ship - the entire sky seems to surround them—a gorgeous night sky with thousands of stars glowing closer than usual.

”That's not all; tonight is a full moon. Well, doesn't the brightness and beauty make the stars around seem dull?”

Although she wasn't exactly sure what was going on, Lyn admitted that the sight before her was gorgeous, ”Yeah,” Lyn nodded. ”Were flying so high in the sky, and yet it doesn't seem like were anywhere close to it.”

”Of course, it's thousands of miles away.”

Lyn looked at him with wide eyes. He is suddenly speaking normally.

Quite some time has passed since he behaved normally around her.

Not since well for a while now. Lyn understood that their relationship had changed so much because of the situation. However, she missed the days where he spoke to her normally. Rhys still scolds her like he did. But, he treats her more like a woman now. Lyn doesn't know how to feel about it.