When they returned to the makeshift camp, the first thing that Nephis did was come up to Cassie.
"Hey, Cas. Guess what."
The blind girl turned to her and smiled:
"You've finally received an armor-type Memory?"
Simultaneously, Nephis said:
"I found something decent to wear…"
Then she fell silent and stared at her smiling friend. Cassie laughed:
"The sound of your footsteps changed."
Changing Star blinked.
"Ah. I see. Well… it's from the Carapace Centurion."
While she was describing the armor to Cassia and letting her touch the mysterious white metal it was forged out of, Sunny relaxed and rested by the fire.
Some time later, Nephis was busy preparing dinner. Sunny was once again lying lazily on the stones and staring into the sky.
The sky, like always, was grey and unfriendly.
With all three of them equipped with decent armor, they were finally starting to resemble a real Awakened cohort. In fact, Sunny thought that their group was rather eye-catching even by Awakened standards.
In her light tunic and sea-wave cloak, beautiful and delicate Cassie looked like a princess. Lithe and poised, Nephis was like a noble knight tasked with protecting her. Sunny, however…
If he was generous to himself, he would say that he looked like a young squire.
stranger were to see the three of them, that stranger
add to their surprise
he stab a random
cares. I'm sure there'll be a
that moment, Cassie sat down by his side. Sunny turned his head, looking at the blind girl
She bit her lip.
me that you almost
that's what
He shrugged.
"Yeah."
silent sigh, Sunny
don't worry about it too much. It's
as far as he knew, the closest. The memory still sent shivers running down his
was silent for a
"I'm sorry."
Sunny raised his eyebrows.
What are you
girl lowered
"For being so useless."
and looked away. A second or two
"You're not useless."
Cassie softly chuckled.
I want to eat, I need to wait for one of you to feed me. That's my life now. I can't do even the simplest of things without your help…
turned raw with emotion. This was the first time Sunny had seen her mask of resolve slip a little, revealing the desperate, angry,
I ever told you about my First
blind girl shook her head. Sunny
was a slave destined to die of cold or mistreatment. Chained, bleeding, defenseless. What's worse, my
turned her head slightly, visibly
Did
Sunny smiled.
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