"Well, regardless, I will do what I can, but I am here strictly to get what I need and that's it. Pleas—" Sanguina's train of thought stopped as she looked around the dimly lit room and noticed a massive broken tile in the ground.
"What's with the hole in the ground?" she asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Ah, that, don't worry about that," Arien replied, a hint of unease in his voice. "I will go ahead and send you back now. Do your best and don't cross the kingdom." He snapped his fingers before she could respond, and in the blink of an eye, she was back outside the cave.
She blinked, disoriented, as the bright sunlight assaulted her eyes. In front of her, Vick was engaged in a fierce battle, diving and dodging against a monster twice his height. The creature lunged at him, trying to knock him off balance.
