There were two seconds ticking by as they stared at each other wordlessly. Zein with widened eyes, and Bassena while blinking, trying to figure out the meaning behind those words.
He didn't take long, however, smirking after two seconds, and moved forward while grabbing into Zein, carrying the guide through the underground tunnel.
"Took you long enough," his soft laughter reverberating inside the close space. "Almost think you'll never remember,"
"I—you don't need to carry me," Zein grabbed the broad shoulder, glancing at the blocked pathway.
The water was sloshing back into the tunnel, and the level had been steadily rising, but not to the point where he couldn't thread by himself.
"And I told you I want to,"
Again, the esper cheerfully replied, as if he didn't just go through a battle with a giant Specter. The speed at which they traverse seemed to be increasing, and Zein could see that they actually running on top of the water.
Well, yeah, he couldn't do that.
