Chapter 569 - 563. A Moment of Peace
"Should we sleep here tonight?" Bassena asked abruptly, looking at the black veil above him in disappointment. It would be perfect if they could see the night sky. Winter was perfect for stargazing.
Zein looked back at the esper with an arched brow. "You mean...in the open?"
"If you want," Bassena shrugged and took a seat on the hard ground, leaning his back against the boulder where the dungeon gate was before they destroyed it.
There had never been a need to spend the night in the open since they had a perfectly good compressed camp and perfectly sinister-looking scenery surrounding them. But this time, the scenery was considerably nice, and the air was clean from the purification of two shards.
Looking at the nonchalant answer that somehow felt like a challenge, Zein raised his brow even more. But he smirked in the next second and got up, before plopping down between Bassena’s legs, leaning against the esper’s sturdy chest. It was a rather awkward position since Zein was eighty-five percent of Bassena’s size, but their bodies adjusted quickly as if programmed automatically to provide comfort for each other.
"Whoa..." Bassena parted his lips in surprise. He was thinking about spreading a blanket and lying side by side, never expecting Zein to do this.
The guide responded with a smirk. "What?"
"Feels like it’s been a long time since we did something like this," Bassena replied in a daze.
"Because it is," Zein shrugged, propping his elbow against the esper’s thigh, comfortably leaning back while gazing at the dark horizon. "It’s been a long time."
What kind of date and peaceful intimate time they could get in the Deathzone anyway? Sure, they still had sex sometimes--provided they had the chance--but these kinds of calm, tender moments were almost nonexistent. Even during the rare moments when they came up to the safer zone, they were working instead of cuddling.
It was funny to think they got the chance in the Deathzone instead. The scenery might not look like much, but after spending time in the Deathzone, even a dark sea with a void-like horizon seemed beautiful.