In the forest, Zachary kept watch for Timothy and Xan while updating Ashton.
His message read, "Many of the young ladies in the university like Timothy. I reckon a lot of them now see Xan as their rival.'
Ashton replied, "Watch Xan for me. Don't let her hurt anyone."
Zachary sent him a shocked emoji before writing, "How could a sweet girl like Xan hurt someone else? Why are you siding with other people when you're her brother?"
Ashton replied, "You wouldn't be able to beat Xan even if there were ten of you."
Zachary sent him an angry emoji and wrote, "You're looking down on me too much, Ashton!"
Ashton sent him a cute sticker asking him not to be angry. Zachary had sent it to him previously, and he had kept it. He finally had a use for it today.
The difference between Ashton and Xan was that he could keenly sense the changes in the emotions of others. He could tell whether Zachary was upset or not just from his tone.
