"Participation in another raid?" Lancelot asked, his brows raised with clear surprise.
His reaction was justified. As a reward for his bravery, the last thing Lancelot had expected to hear was yet another mission.
Moreover, William did not strike him as a patriot or a battle maniac who would crave more action the moment he had recovered.
"Is there a specific reason you wish to join Brutus's group?" the older man asked next, arms crossed in curiosity.
William hummed and answered honestly, "I simply do not like that guy, that is all. If there had been any other group available, I would have asked you to replace Emma with one of them. But since there are none, let me join that group as well."
Lancelot was taken aback. "This is not just the overprotective boyfriend talking, is it?" he asked, noticing how both Emma and William glanced at each other.
There was something they had chosen not to tell him, and Lancelot could tell that it went beyond simple jealousy or insecurity.
