"What?!" Suddenly, Abrial was all ears. The embarrassed flush on her face transformed into a glow of excited ment, and her eyes shone with stars, like she'd forgotten the rumors entirely. She'd been wanting to get in on the raiding regiment's action for so long, and now Niklas was inviting her? Awesome!
"That's right. Old Guang-er has raved to me about both of your skills. To be specific, he goes on and on about Abrial's blade fighting, and he and Bi Gho can't stop talking about Finley's healing and natural magic feats. Old Guang-er doesn't compliment people randomly; you've got to both be very high-level in your fields. And…after the last raid a month ago, we…lost some raiders. So we need to fill their spots in the formation."
"You lost some people? They died? It's that dangerous?" Abrial spluttered.
Niklas looked grim, a strange expression to see on that always-grinning face of his.
