Chapter 738: The Remaining Days (1)
The remaining two days inside Nalim passed in a way that, compared to everything that had happened before, almost felt strangely ordinary.
Liam kept his word.
After deciding that Charlotte would be the one to determine how they handled the rest of the assessment, he made no attempt to return east, search for another major threat, hunt down another abnormal demon, or force himself into any unnecessary confrontation.
The Berserker was dead, his personal goal had been accomplished, and the price he had paid for it had been more than enough to make him understand that pushing further would not be ambition anymore. It would be stupidity.
So instead of turning the last stretch of the assessment into another battlefield, Liam remained within the hidden cave inside the rocky outcrop with Charlotte and allowed the final two days to become exactly what she wanted them to be.
Charlotte, unsurprisingly, took full advantage of that.
She made herself far too comfortable inside the hollow chamber, treating the rough stone shelter as though it were some private retreat prepared specifically for her rather than a cramped survival base hidden inside a hostile realm.
She spent most of her time eating, resting, stretching lazily near the fire pit, and making constant remarks about how this was the best decision Liam had made since entering Nalim.
Whenever he looked at her with that flat, unimpressed expression, she only smiled wider and reminded him that he was the one who had handed her decision-making authority. To Charlotte, that meant she had every right to enjoy herself.
And she did.