Chapter 1862

Zane listened to the story of Hank and the Stone Turtle's connection and did not react for a long time. He'd always believed he survived solely because of Thalia's teachings. But now that he looked back, he'd been too naive. Yes, the substitute childling had blocked his childling's calamity and saved him from a deadly encounter, but all the small hurdles after that could have easily shattered his body too. As he recalled, he'd always been sick and weak, but somehow, he'd always made it through. He thought it was his own strength keeping him alive, and he'd never imagined someone to be silently holding him up. That person was Hank, his younger brother who'd always acted like he "hated" him since childhood. Zane looked at Hank with rare, complicated emotions swirling in his gaze. Hank was lost in thought and processing his connection to the Stone Turtle. When he looked up and met Zane's gaze, his heart skipped a beat. That was when the realization hit him. Zane was the one who'd f