However, just because the Kyros family had managed to settle their little dilemma didn't mean every family could resolve their issues quite as quickly.
Especially when one particular redhead was only now beginning to realize the horrifying implications of being away from the dungeon space for at least seven solid days.
Seven days outside.
Which, thanks to the time dilation inside the dungeon space, practically translated to around twenty-one!
"…"
Jax couldn't help but stare at a certain someone.
Normally, being away for that long wouldn't have been particularly groundbreaking for someone like Jax.
He'd grown up constantly moving from one place to another with just his friends, to the point that he'd learned to sleep just about anywhere and rarely felt unsettled by unfamiliar surroundings.
Things had changed considerably after he was allowed into the dungeon space.
For the first time in quite a while, Jax had something that genuinely felt like a home base.
