Chapter 1084

Luna had no excuse to refuse Joshua’s offer. She let out an exhale, lowered herself down, and got onto Joshua’s back. Lucas witnessed with his own eyes the way Joshua’s movements turned gentle as he straightened up with Luna on his back. Joshua had never acted so gently toward anyone before, whether it was Alice or Fiona. Carrying Luna on his back, Joshua started to make his way up the slope. He held onto Luna carefully through the few kilometers’ journey and dared not make a single misstep. Even after Lucas, Zach, and Yuri began to grow tired, Joshua continued onward with steady footsteps. Luna noticed that the rest had slowed down and could not stop herself from asking, “Joshua, why don’t you put me down? I can walk by myself for a bit.” The puddles of water were shallower the closer they got to the village, so even if she walked by herself, the dirty water would not seep into her wounds. Since Lucas and the rest were already exhausted, Joshua had to be just as tired. “I