When Reign saw the red mark on Lydia's hand from the burn, he felt an unusual twinge of guilt. After all, her hands were quite nice, and sometimes they served him well.

He pressed his lips together and said, "Get some cold water."

Lydia didn't move.

He was about to say something else when Wendy spoke up, "Rei, it's so messy here. Let me clean it up for you."

The tears that Reign couldn't calm earlier suddenly stopped when the soup bowl was ...