Chapter 91: Treacherous journey [15]
With the battle over, the party of 5 sat down, exhausted, as they reflected on the brutal showdown that they just barely survived.
The fire crackled softly as the last of the Raptor Behemorph’s twisted remains smoldered in the distance. The blood-stained rubble they sat on was barely warm, but the five of them leaned back like it was a throne; bruised, burnt, but alive.
Veyra winced as she pulled a cloth tight over her arm. The bandaged looked like it was one frayed edge away from surrendering.
Still, she managed a grin. "Well, that was fun," she said with a wink. "You’re one of us, secrets and all". She teased.
Her trust was complete.
Clayton smirked faintly, watching the flames twist. "Didn’t realize membership came with multiple stab wounds".
Veyra snorted. "Please. You’re perhaps the most powerful Initiate Ember Awakened that I’ve ever seen. And that says a lot since I’ve been in this business for almost a decade now".
Clayton shifted, glanced at her sidelong, then gave her a more obvious once-over. "Wait, how old are...? Ahem". He stopped himself and cleared his throat, wiping imaginary sweat from his head.
"Never mind. Bad idea. Dangerous question".
’Idiot. You wanna die?’ He berated himself.
He felt like he just survived a suicide attempt.