Chapter 173: Water Prison Trap

Asher Jauncy studied Maria Scurr's worried face and gently brushed his fingers along her cheek. "Maria, don't worry. I know what I'm doing. The reason the Thief was caught was actually to help us." "She could have taken the Tiger Talisman and vanished, stayed clear of every faction hunting for it. But she chose to help us, and that was how her trail got exposed and she was taken." He paused, then went on. "A man should repay kindness. She helped us, so I have to get her out first." Maria met...