"I'm back... You two seem to have gotten along?" Seryn remarked, approaching closer.
By now, Caedia was fully healed, yet she had still been rubbing her left cheek since earlier.
"Pfft..." Rael held back a laugh as he turned to Seryn. "No ships, right?"
Seryn shook his head. "None, though the people did seem to be a little aggressive. I'd guess they aren't actually the residents."
"Yeah, you guessed right," Rael nodded. "This empress over here invaded this city for some item, and now that she's got it, I'm taking her with us."
"Why? Just kill her and take the item?" Seryn tilted his head. "She seems like a burden—at least strength-wise, she's not very useful."
"I heard that..." Caedia muttered. "Also, I'm not going to be baggage."
"If you say so." Seryn shrugged, turning to Rael. "So what's the plan now? Are we going to change seating arrangements?"
Rael scoffed. "Nice try, but no, Sweepus is still shotgun."
