When Chase Shaw wasn't smiling, his exceptionally tall frame was enough to completely tower over Zoe Pierce just by standing in front of her.
It should have seemed like a comforting gesture, but the way he said it added a completely different undertone.
Zoe Pierce reached out her hand, only for his large palm to suddenly seize it.
Chase Shaw's hand was so large that his grip almost completely concealed hers, leaving only the tips of her fingers visible.
His strength was no different from when he was semi-conscious. He only loosened his grip slightly after seeing her brow furrow.
Sure enough, when she probed with her spiritual power, she saw that the spirit sea she had just smoothed out had become volatile again. The restless spiritual power was twisting on its own, even though it wasn't being actively used.
