Chapter 240: Blame
Kaiden didn’t say anything.
Aria, groggy but lucid, shifted in her bed as she looked at the purple-haired girl. "You weren’t a kill-chaser, Luna. That’s not what happened. Stop trying to make it sound like your greed ruined everything."
Luna looked over sharply. "Don’t defend me. I got careless."
"No," Aria replied firmly. "You went for the vampire. So did I, the other one. I just failed to shoot her down before she landed on you, which in turn forced Nyx to act."
There was a long pause.
"You didn’t fail anything," Luna said bitterly. "I was faster. I should’ve covered myself better. Nyx shouldn’t have needed to throw herself between me and a monster just to keep me breathing."
Aria clenched her fingers weakly. "And if I hadn’t missed that shot, she wouldn’t have had to. That’s on me."
"No. You’re both wrong." Another voice cut in.
It was Bastet.
She had been leaning against the wall for most of the day, arms crossed, tail still, not speaking until now. But when she did, her tone made everyone pause.
Her golden eyes were shadowed with fury that was directed only at herself
"I am a Solar Empress... I was blessed to counter the undead. And yet I only killed one, after it tore Aria’s arm off and maimed her. After I let the others slip past. After one of them nearly killed Nyx."