Shadow Slave

Eventually, Sunny climbed out of the sleeping niche and went about the business of managing the caravan. They had made it far into the mountains and were already moving north, toward their true goal.

The blizzard was still raging, reducing visibility to almost zero. The landscape was as grim and foreboding as ever.

Surrounding areas needed to be scouted, maps needed to be updated, reports needed to be received, and a hundred other things demanded his attention.

Before getting down to it, Sunny spared a few moments to stare at the grey fabric and lusterless black leather of the Puppeteer's Shroud.

Who could have thought that he would be reduced to seriously using it again, after all that time?

'It sure is much more comfortable than walking around in a full plate of steel armor. Ah, the old me had it good...'

Actually, not really.

Sunny was ready to climb to the roof of the Rhino when he noticed Beth staring at him with a strange expression. He lingered for a moment.

"What?"

She blinked a couple of times, then pulled her gaze away.

"No, no... nothing..."

Sunny frowned.

"Just say it, will you?"

Beth remained silent for a second, then asked hesitantly:

"Are you... uh... are you wearing makeup?"

time, it was his turn to

Why would you think

a dubious look and shook

just look a little different,

Sunny grinned.

I naturally have the complexion of a

sigh and mumbled

how

shadows and appeared on top of the Rhino, sighing

he was not that cold. His passive resistance to the elements was already making

and wrapped the shadow he kept with himself around his body, simultaneously circulating

was in no way bothersome. Additionally, the winds

Huh.

down on the roof and

can get

the Antarctic Center was still hard and dangerous, but with Naeve assisting Sunny in defending

relays in the military vehicles. Sunny was stationed at the head of the column, while Naeve stayed in

when an especially dire threat demanded both of them to fight side

'Ah. Finally, a professional...'

a

obvious that he was not entirely comfortable fighting on land, and his Aspect powers seemed to be under severe restriction, though, so the scion of the House of Night mostly supported Sunny and made it easier for him to kill

was more

difference between the two of them. It was understandable... after all, the Nightwalker had a

perspective was a bit new to Sunny, and made him think about things that he had never considered

more groups of Erebus Field survivors joining it. By then, Sunny was secretly starting to thank the gods that Naeve's ship had

and arm those who could and knew how to fight, for

else would notice his subtle change, but in the end, the only other person other than Beth who showed any reaction was Kim. At some