"I'm sorry," Roxanna said softly. "I should have come to you sooner."
Calen shook his head right away. "No, don't apologize. I know you must have done everything you could to save me." He paused, his voice turning gentler. "I know that because… I believe in you."
More than anything, Calen knew Roxanna always put others before herself, and he never liked that about her. While he was trapped inside the maze, he didn't just struggle to survive, but he kept worrying about her.
Why? It was because he was scared she would do something reckless, like drain all her blood just to save him. Thank God she didn't. But still… climbing the Golden Mountain wasn't exactly a safe or normal thing to do either.
"The most important thing right now is that you're here," Calen said. "You came to pick me up, so let's not think about anything else."
Roxanna was about to respond, but a low growl suddenly echoed around them.
