The howling winds seemed to freeze for a fraction of a second.
Hide stood perfectly still, his glowing blue eyes looking down at the grey-haired girl pinned against the mountain wall. His statement hung in the freezing air, utterly devoid of mockery or malice.
A few feet away, Sora's eyes widened. She quickly slapped both hands over her mouth, aggressively turning her head to the side, but she couldn't suppress the loud snicker that escaped her lips. Her shoulders shook as she desperately tried to hold back her laughter.
The grey-haired girl's face went completely blank. She looked down at her own chest, buried under the thick, durable Kevlar of her tactical vest, then looked back up at Hide's completely apathetic expression.
In an instant, her pale face flushed a furious, vibrant shade of crimson.
"You—!" she stammered, her voice cracking as shame and rage flooded her system. "Get off me, you absolute creep!"
