Chapter 55 : The Princess in the Ash
Dirga kept running, boots crunching over scorched dirt, crimson light from the Eye flickering over the trees.
Behind him, the forest still smoldered — the goblin camp now just a memory swallowed by flames and smoke.
Three women floated above, carried by his telekinesis. Not ideal. They made him slower. Louder. A beacon for predators.
He scanned for a safe place — anything resembling cover.
Then—
"Stop! Stop!" one of the women yelled.
Dirga halted, muscles tensing. He turned his head sharply.
It was the blue-skinned woman — her glowing complexion flushed with panic, her sharp gaze locked onto him.
"Get us down! Right now!"
Dirga narrowed his eyes.
"You know what just happened, right?" he said, voice flat, yet edged with warning. "I’ll leave you here if you’re going to make noise."