Nicholai could hear the conversation happening behind him, but he didn't choose to join them. He could tell that Darius was indeed too worried that Dylan ended up showing off again. It was also like this when Darius was too scared when Sheratan took away their middle child.
Then again, unlike then, Nicholai could fail a little. This time, for sure… he shouldn't.
Next to him was Judy who was leading the solid water that she was laying underneath the wolves and the rogues to run on. Her ability was being elevated by the Cosmic King, so she wasn't particularly feeling exhausted by what they were doing. She just hated the fact that even right now, her master was still thinking of that deadweight pack mother.
