Not Your Concern

The guard irritably retorted, "You'd better prioritize yourself. Can you not mess things up?" "I'm not messing things up..." Noelle muttered, timidly explaining, "I'm just worried for that gentleman..." The guard glanced around, urging, "That's not your concern. If you truly wish to repay us, tell us what you know, like how many of these mutants there are, and how many victims they've captured." Noelle shook her head. "I don't know. My mom and I were kept in the stone house ever since we were captured. We've been there for two days without food or water. We haven't seen any other victims." With that said, all leads on the other missing individuals vanished. The guard furrowed his brows and said, "Alright, let's hurry up and move then. After we safely escort you and your mother out, we need to rescue others." "But…" Noelle bit her lip and kept looking back, reluctant to leave. Elain instantly saw what was going through her daughter's mind. She grabbed her daughter's hand and whispered,