Chapter 86: Final Battle (I)
While that was reassuring, Ember still trotted along carefully, his eyes lingering on both sides of the path.
Dawn glanced at him over her shoulder. "You are weird," she remarked. "It was only yesterday you risked everything against the abyssal currents, and now you're scared of a wounded beast."
"That was different," Ember muttered. "I had the means to defend myself from those currents."
"And you have me against that basilisk, so just relax and follow me."
He would have been much more relaxed if she had used Shadowveil on them. Unfortunately, it seemed Dawn was looking for a conflict with the basilisk, perhaps to test out her new powers.
"So, what happened to your dad?"
"Hmm?"
"While you were unconscious, you were murmuring about your dad more than a couple of times."
"Ah."