The underground cavern that the family had found themselves under was incredibly long- going on for literal miles.
Taira had all five women resting atop his back, each of them on the lookout for a new avenue to explore or a sudden enemy to attack.
All except for Lucia, who couldn't seem to focus beyond her own depressed mood. "I can't believe... we forgot her."
No one needed to ask about whom she was referring, and their moods took a noticeable downturn.
Especially Taira's.
To him, it didn't matter if he was in some sort of dream world or not.
Inadu was his wife, and they were newlyweds at that.
He considered forgetting her, for even a moment, to be monumentally unacceptable.
Enyo suddenly patted him on the back as if she could tell what he was thinking.
"Nothing good will come of being hard on yourself about it.
You know that she more than anyone else won't bear any resentment towards us over this.
