Chapter 220: Bad Feeling
"I guess this is as good a place to rest as any. Go on, get some rest, I’ll keep watch," Remarked Akila, as he and Kia slipped into a space behind a wide, jutted rock formation.
"N-No, I should be the one who keeps watch. W-With my Detection Magic, I can sense any threats well before they show up," Pointed out Kia.
"True, but that would mean you don’t get to rest at all, and that wouldn’t be fair," Argued Akila in response.
"M-Maybe, but this place is absolutely crawling with Monsters, so I have no choice but to deal with it."
It was late in the evening now, the two of them had been walking through the dark, cavernous maze they’d found themselves in for several hours now, the fatigue starting to pile up, not to mention the stress, hunger and thirst.
"Even so, I can’t just-..."
"I-It’s fine, I’ll rest after we’re out of here...if we even make it out of here at all," She sighed despondently.
"Hey, come on...of course we’re going to make it out. It’s only a matter of time. We just need to keep heading in one direction like we’ve been doing, and eventually, we’ll get out," Reasoned Akila objectively.
Since there was no real way to get any bearings in their dark surroundings, they decided to just pick a direction and keep heading straight. They didn’t have to worry about walls thanks to Akila’s Phase Shift Magic, though they did have to go off-course several times to avoid the Monsters in the maze-like cave.
But they managed to more or less get back on track by making their way around any Monsters Kia sensed. They were still a bit off from the direction they’d initially headed in, but given the circumstances, it was impressive that they were even close to having stayed on track.
"Y-Yeah, but...can we last that long? I’m getting really hungry, and my throat is so dry," Sighed Kia, licking her lips to keep them from drying out.
"Same here. Food aside, I wish we at least had some water on us," Nodded Akila, while thinking to himself, "If it comes down to it, as a last resort, we might have to drink each other’s-...i-it’s pretty gross to think about, but our lives are more important. We’ll have to do what we need to in order to survive. I won’t bring it up yet, though, don’t want to freak her out."