Chapter 146: Volatile card
Irwin first noted his breathing… It was ragged and loud and somehow had drawn him out of whatever catatonic state he had been in. Then he realized the itching was gone! He almost wanted to cry, but instead, he let out a sigh, feeling his chest hurt slightly.
"Feel better?" Ambraz asked worriedly, flitting up above him.
Irwin nodded, noting there were scratches across the sides of Ambraz's surface and a single tiny dent.
"Did-" he croaked before coughing till his voice returned. "Did I do that?" he tried again.
"Yeah, it's fine. Nothing a few cards can't fix," Ambraz muttered. "I… didn't realize itching doesn't count as pain."
Irwin frowned, then realized there was also a tiny spec hovering beside Ambraz, and it took a moment for his eyes to be sharp enough to recognize the Emberion that had been hiding in his hair.
"It fled out when you started screaming," Ambraz said, seemingly realizing what he was looking at.
Irwin sighed, closing his eyes as he enjoyed the absence of the infernal itching. "It should," he croaked.
"What?" Ambraz muttered.
"Itching should be counted as pain," Irwin said, shivering. "Thanks for holding me down… I had almost released Coperion Body to dig out my own skin."
"No problem, kid," Ambraz said softly. "Listen, you might wanna go and talk with Scintilla. She was outside, but I managed to convince her to stay there. You… well, you might wanna clean up a bit before you go talk to her."
"Is she-"