After the initial shock of their meeting subsided, Sunny and Effie slowly headed deeper inland. Sunny was retracing his steps, while Effie had never been this far into the misty forest before — most of her time on Wind Flower had been spent hiding from a ferocious Nightmare Creature that dwelled on the shore.
She had ventured out in search of Jet eventually, but found Sunny instead.
He was still reeling from the fact that the vivacious huntress was with child… and that the father was a Sleeper who had once been under his command. That was a lot to digest and come to terms with.
It also changed a lot…
'No wonder Jet said that she was the only one who killed plenty of enemies.'
Effie still possessed her strength and resilience, and Sunny was still benefiting from being augmented by her Ascended Ability… but the huntress was in no state to fight. Her condition not only made her slower and less agile, but was also too delicate for the kind of physical strain a battle entailed.
