"Mhm, that's what I was thinking too. I..."
Just then, Tina, standing beside them, stared at Kali with her vacant eyes and suddenly spoke. "Tina, hate."
Huh?
"Hate? Me?"
Kali looked at the white-haired girl in confusion. Although she didn't quite understand her way of speaking, it was obvious the girl was saying she disliked her.
"Tina, Dawn..."
Before Tina could finish, Wei'en placed a hand on her head and ruffled her hair. "Tina, Sister Kali is a new colleague. We'll be working together from now on."
"That's right. Tina, you can't say things like that."
Lisi also noticed the commotion. She zipped over, put an arm around Tina, and said with a smile, "Kali, don't mind her. Tina doesn't have any ill intent."
"Okay."
Kali hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I understand, Captain."
For some reason, as she looked into Tina's empty, vacant eyes, a baseless fear gripped her heart. It was as if they were a bottomless abyss that could pull her away from the Dawn's protection.
