Chapter 4: First Nightmare (3)
"PRIEST?!"
'This usually does the trick.'
Hope nonchalantly leaned forward off the ledge, glancing at the ground far below in which he was readily about to embrace. Usually, one would wake up from a dream when they jump from a high place. Well, it worked for Hope whenever he had nightmares, so it felt logical to go with this route.
However, the knight immediately dashed forward and swiftly grasped onto Hope before he could fall.
"Hey- What are you-"
"Priest, don't do it! You can't give up like this!"
Hope frowned and tried to shove the knight away, but the knight held on tight.
It was like some childish wrestle between the two. Hope squirmed in his grasp like a worm. "You're oddly passionate for someone not real-"
"Priest, please!" The knight's eyes trembled at Hope's indifferent attitude. Why was he making that face? It wasn't like Hope knew him.
Hope tried to remove his arms. "Can you just-"
"No!"