The Knights' Two Little Thieves

It was a truly desperate moment.

The choice Kairos made with a solemn expression was….

“Ah… Ngh!”

He wrapped me in his arms and crouched on the floor as though tackling me.

Kairos’s large hand instinctively clamped over my startled mouth.

“Shh.”

A calm voice whispered softly right beside my ear.

His slow, steady breathing… and the heat radiating from his solid frame brushed against me, tensing my body and leaving behind a strange warmth.

With Kairos pressed completely against me like that, he quietly drew his wand from inside his coat and gave it a light wave through the air.

“Hm?”...