Rena's eyes widened.

Waylen's tone remained tender.

“I simply devised a way to keep him occupied. Rena, perhaps he will find himself even more occupied in the near future, or... Something else might befall him. I cannot guarantee otherwise."

Rena quivered with an intense surge of anger, her emotions swirling within her like a tempest.

Overwhelmed by a sense of fury and helplessness, she voiced her grievances to Waylen, her voice laced with frustration.