The Guardian's Sword

Sean was alone last night, but a woman appeared in his room out of the blue,
and Shania could not help feeling curious.

"Commander Lennon, she's..." Shania asked, looking at Yvonne.

Sean did not know how to explain it for a moment, but he quickly said, "She
needs help..."

He managed to brush it off with that vague sentence.

"Ms. Lewis, would you like to come to the slums with me?" Sean asked.

"0-Of... Of course..."

Hearing Sean's question, Shania did not hesitate to agree, even though she was
confused.

Uriah stopped them by saying, "No, the slums in the west are lawless. You might
get into danger if you go there."

Shania said with a chuckle, "What danger would I get into with you and
Commander Lennon around?"

Shania had already said so, and Uriah could not stop her because to stop her
would be a denial of his skills.

Sean paid for the hotel rooms and headed to the slum on the west with Shania
and Uriah.

“Yvonne was in front, leading the way for the three.

"Commander Lennon, she..." Shania asked again. She could not help it as she
was too curious.

Sean spoke, "Her name is Yvonne, and she's a poor person who lives here. Her
father is a worker in the coal mine in the west, but there was an accident in the
coal mine more than a month ago..."

"Her father broke his hand. They have no money to see a doctor, so he hasn't
done any treatment and was still on bed rest at home. Without income, she and
her mother had no choice but to come out to make money..."

Sean was vague about the term "make money”, but Shania understood.

Of course she understood what Sean meant.

Shania was from Dorodo and had heard about the slum in Dorodo. She knew
many women who could not make a living and had no choice but to come out to
sell themselves and be prostitutes.

Sean did not explain it, but it must be true.

Soon, they reached the slum.

What used to be a broad tarmac road was now a dirt road full of potholes and
puddles of mud because it rained some time ago.

Shania's high heels were stained by the mud and water on the road. However, it
did not bother her.

Uriah kept a wary eye out for people with bad intentions. He was clear that the
poorer the place, the more lawless and desperate the residents were.
Robberies and r*pes were routine here.

They saw piles of rubbish and broken items along the way. One could describe it
as unsightly.

There was also a heavy stench in the air. It smelled like poop or urine but also
sewage or rotten food. Besides that, the sky was gray because of black smoke
from coal mines and several chemical plants.

Uriah's face turned ugly. It was a place he would never come to if he had the
choice. Although it did not disgust Shania, her expression was ghastly being in
such a dirty and messy place.

Only Sean's expression did not change. It was still the same calm expression.
"Here we are. My house is right ahead..." Yvonne said, pointing to a few houses
not far ahead.

With that said, Yvonne quickly ran toward her home.