"Elias... Leander..."
"I'm here."
"Hm? What happened?"
The other two also responded when their names were called.
As their hands gently stroked his head and back, as if reminding him that they were there, Qiong Xing's shoulders trembled.
After desperately taking several deep breaths to calm himself down, he finally lifted his head.
"I have to go. The children are probably crying. So..."
"I know. When you come back, I'll stay with you for as long as you need."
"I'll spoil you until the day you say you don't need it anymore."
Even though Qiong Xing was grieving, Joa and the others already knew that he would prioritize the children waiting for him in the forest.
Qiong Xing could tell that Leander, Elias and Joa probably wanted to tell him that he did not have to go.
However, seeing the desperate expression on Qiong Xing's face as he tried to suppress his emotions, they chose not to say it.
Instead, they simply pushed him forward and told him to go.
