The Secret of the Letter

I looked Carroll in the eyes. "Okay. In fear of danger, you don't want me to get involved. Let me ask you one more time. Did you hold something back from me?" Carroll rubbed my hair. "Come on. Even if I did, I did so to protect rather than hurt you." He chose to confront the problem alone. In the secret path, I didn't want to follow Carroll forward anymore. That hole in the mountaintop had nothing to do with me. I felt frustrated and despondent. I was halfway, but Carroll and Sol told me not to risk myself. If so, why did they get me implicated from the very beginning? "Okay! You are the boss, and I will leave now!" I was ready to retreat from the secret path. I didn't want to talk with Carroll anymore. Silent, Carroll watched me leave. I was completely disappointed. It turned out that Carroll didn't need my companionship at all. If so, I would find out the truth alone. Wasn't it just the secret of Phoenix Mountain? I could find it out by myself. I chose another path after walking out