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Berserker – Part 04

“Those two get along so well.”

“Huh? Did you say something?”

“No, nothing at all.”

“Okay then,” Ewen said. He returned to the documents, his eyes wide open as if unwilling to waste even a blink, scanning the lines of text at a remarkable speed. Since arriving, he had been utterly absorbed in his reading.

Aria exhaled quietly, watching him out of the corner of her eye.

I really should learn from her, she thought as she observed Cecily and Luke bicker from a distance.

Aria sat near Ewen, though she kept a deliberate distance. She was mindful of his condition, his inability to touch Infernal Blades. While the issue was largely psychological, Aria made an effort to avoid physical contact with him. Recently, however, Ewen had been trying to overcome this aversion, even going out of his way to be near her whenever possible.

On this occasion, he had endured his discomfort to let her