Hera POV

It was obvious that Benedict was deliberately holding back his anger because he’s clenching his fists. Meanwhile, Marry also saw me, but she didn't dare to look at me sharply, instead giving me a look of disbelief.

"We'd better go inside," I said. After all, our purpose here was to meet King Sirius, not to argue. So I took Xander's arm and led him inside before he could confront Benedict further.

It turned out that I wasn't the only one satisfied with Xander's sarcasm, Lyra was ...