"Aerith is much stronger than the two of you combined."
"..."
"..."
Xra and Darmuid could really only squint their eyes as Riley's words reached their ears. It would have been alright if Riley was just joking, but the tone of his voice couldn't be any more clearer.
He truly believed what he was saying.
Xra's eyes started to twitch, before she very slowly turned her head toward Riley—and since she was already resting the back of her head on his shoulder, her lips almost touched Riley's cheek…or they probably already did.
"Even if that's true, why did you have to say that?" Xra's breaths whispered into his ear—and with the telekinetic bubble surrounding them, the coldness of her breath really had nowhere to go,
"You should have come to my defense since we're traveling companions."
"That is not what I heard from the boy, Blood Spirit," Darmuid quickly scoffed as he heard Xra's whispers, "He told me you are his 3rd subordinate."
