The next few days were a blur of battles, travel, and fleeting moments of rest. Adrian and the goddesses traveled steadily toward Zarpha, experiencing nights beneath the stars, quick breaks in forest clearings, and occasional rests in cozy village inns.
Despite the danger, the monotony of the road appeared to weigh on some of them.
"I miss baths," Lilith declared one evening as they sat around a crackling campfire. Her red eyes shone in the firelight, and her whip lay quietly in her lap. "Real ones, not streams with freezing water."
"I miss silence," Hestia muttered, twirling blue flames as she laid lazily on her back, staring at the night sky.
"You complain more than anyone I've ever met," Eris countered.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Lilith shot back with a smirk. "Did we interrupt your brooding session? My deepest apologies."
