Chapter 9: Family
Elaine helped Percy walk as they passed through the corridor leading to baldy’s office. She hadn’t spoken to him much during the last stretch of their journey, still shaken after watching him torture the goblin.
He didn’t think she held it against him or anything. Hell, he’d watched her butcher plenty of goblins herself just days ago. Still, she’d kept her distance from him every time he practiced since then, clearly having some newfound appreciation for the danger his affinity posed. And he didn’t exactly blame her for it.
‘Who would have thought such a small cut on one’s soul would cause such suffering?’
Truth be told, his mood hadn’t been much better, but that didn’t mean he could take a day off training. Those at the bottom of the ladder didn’t have the luxury to stop climbing. Whenever they did, the rising tide drowned them.
Consequently, he’d spent the last few hours of their trip honing his projectiles into knives. They already looked much better than what he had stabbed the goblin with, and he could even throw them a short distance before they crumbled. Though they weren’t ready for combat. Not yet at least…
KNOCK, KNOCK
“Come in.”
The two entered, finding their grandpa much like they had left him.
‘Does he even sleep, or has he spent the past 2 weeks in that seat?’