But Hannah continued piling up the pieces.
"I want to go out and work by myself, I can take care of myself."
"No," Archer rejected without even thinking.
This was in Bree, a girl's situation ultimately had to be more dangerous than a boy's.
It was determined by nature and was the most vulnerable part of human nature.
Moreover, he was afraid Hannah would leave and never come back.
He was not Archer, with no assurance that he could make Hannah stay by his side.
Hannah, holding a wooden block, put it down and looked at Archer in front of her without speaking, as if asking him why.
But her face was still expressionless.
Archer tried to soften his tone as much as possible, but the words that came out were still involuntarily stiff, "It's dangerous outside."
That was his explanation.
Hannah didn't speak, waiting for him to continue finding reasons.
