Chapter 107
Trent, his cheeks completely stuffed with stir-fried greens, mumbled through his food, "Hey, Euphoria... we actually crossed paths with that legendary Fire Beast just a couple of days ago. He was definitely the one who extracted you from that volcanic eruption, right?"
Because his mouth was dangerously overcrowded with vegetables, his enunciation was completely warped, causing Euphoria to blink at him in utter confusion.
Gulping down the mass of food, Trent re-articulated his thought more clearly. "We ran straight into that Fire Beast a short while ago on the beach. He actually launched a lethal assault and tried to pulverize Bern on the spot."
The soft, welcoming smile radiating from Euphoria's face instantly froze solid.
Completely failing to track the sudden, alarming shift in her emotional baseline, Trent continued casually, "It's a statistical certainty that he was your primary savior during the cataclysm."
