XXXIII

Seoul, South Korea (July 2019)

"I'm starting to think that girl is more trouble than she's worth." Veronica commented. Haneul, Minho, and her were standing on a sidewalk in Seoul, avoiding bumping into any humans that passed by.

"This is all your fault. If you hadn't argued with me back in that cottage, we would've--" Minho stepped toward Haneul, pointing a finger to his chest.

"No, this is your fault." Haneul lashed out right back, gripping the sword hilted on his hip, "If you had just stayed with Camael and followed orders like the good soldier that you are, everything would've been alright. Instead, you had to interfere--"

"Maybe if you had been doing a good job of protecting her, then I wouldn't have to interfere." Minho spat back.

Haneul scoffed, "Is that so? Then, why don't you answer the question this time? What is Tina to you? Why is she so important to you? Worth risking your life over? I know for a fact that you left the battalion when Camael had already given you a wa