The procession came to a complete halt as several knights went to hold the house pipe where the child fell. Since the metal was old and rusting, it did not surprise the knights that it was on a brink of falling apart. What surprised them was that the house pipe… should've snapped and fallen at the extra weight of the child. However, it didn't.
Little did they know, Aries breathed out heavily when the knights supported the pipe. Her hand turned cold due to her tight grip and the pressure of keeping that pipe from falling.
"You did not have to do that." Her brows rose when Abel's calm yet dark voice caressed her ear. "The knights could have done something before it can hurt anyone."
