Once outside, Sunny spent some time finding Effie and Kai. The two of them were in the dining area of the lodge, discussing something between themselves.
There was no sign of Cassie anywhere, but he did notice Caster observing him from the stairs leading to the second floor.
'Is she avoiding me?'
Somewhat disappointed, Sunny landed on a chair next to the two locals he had come to know and gave them a dark look.
"What, the two of you know each other?"
Kai smiled.
"Who doesn't know huntress Athena? We had, uh… a few brushes in the past."
Deciding not to inquire what type of brushes he was talking about, Sunny sighed and asked:
"Does she know about that peculiar Flaw of yours?"
The charming young man blinked a couple of times, the said with confusion:
"I guess so? I don't make a secret out of it."
Great. Of all the people in the world, he got stuck with two weirdos who had no qualms about telling every random stranger about their most hidden vulnerability.
…Well, if he had a Flaw like Kai's, he wouldn't worry about it too much either.
'Lucky bastard.'
Since there was no point in pretending anymore, Sunny simply asked:
"Well? Was anyone in that room lying?"
Effie grinned.
"Ah, so that's why you dragged Night along. Paranoid much?"
Sunny would love nothing more than to ignore that question, but unfortunately, his own Flaw was much more restrictive than Kai's.
all. In fact, I think that I'm exactly as paranoid as a
archer with expectation. Kai
single lie. Your friends are all extremely
'Oh, you poor lamb…'
how to react to that display of naivete, Sunny shook his head
"Not even Caster?"
him
was honest,
just an honest
Sunny lingered for a bit and then turned to
to continue our conversation in a week. Until then,
The huntress giggled.
makes me feel real
He grimaced.
like
paled a little. Reminded of something, Sunny patted him on the back
Our deal is done. See you around,
one bit. Sunny wasn't winning any prizes with his looks already, but next to Kai, he seemed downright
archer looked at him for a few moments,
make your acquaintance, Sunny. I can honestly say that spending time with
at Effie with
them
around with a weary expression, and then asked in
do
Sunny didn't hesitate.
now. Honestly, I can wait to get back to the ruins. This
gave him a strange look,
Let's ditch this scary place and go hide in the
***
later, they were carefully walking through the streets of the Dark City. Being
with Effie without skipping
point, the unruly huntress
How did you
her a dark look, then
hunted during the night. Observed my prey carefully before
thoughtful for a while, then
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