Over the past day, the party of five made their way through the forest.
The air within Malady's Garden was humid and wretched, and even though the scourge of the afternoon sun was filtered through the leaves, the heat still clung to their skin stubbornly, making it rather uncomfortable.
Nero bore the incessant chatter of Aisha as they walked. Although the girl was rather talkative, he found that quality of her rather cute and refreshing. It had been a while since he had any human conversation, so talking with her was not so bad.
And then, there was also the other matter.
He kept an eye on her. If he could get the root cause, maybe he would be able to stop a terrible situation.
That was the best and only thing he could do.
He huffed deeply.
Suddenly, he felt an arm wrap around his. A soft fragrance wafted into his nose. It was calming and sent tingling sensations through his body.
"What's the matter? What are you thinking about?"
