Pearl stared at the empty seat, unable to do anything else.
The dragons had taken their leave so quickly that no one among them had been able to react in time. They were left wondering if someone should have said something.
"She's still the same, huh?" Bai Jingshen said. "No, actually. She might be even worse now."
Pearl stood up. "I'll go get her. She's only angry at me. Once she knows father is here, she will—"
"No," Qing Tianchui said, cutting off Pearl. "There's no need."
"But… you wanted to talk to her," Pearl said.
"I wanted to meet her, and I have," Qing Tianchui said. "I have seen that she is fine. That is all I really needed."
"You don't want to talk to her?" Pearl asked.
"Not when she's like this to you." He turned to stare at the door, falling into thought. "I wonder if she was always like this. If only I had some memories of the past."
