“Get down!” Regis hissed, suddenly flying into my body.
‘Stay up against the wall and act dead, or at least unconscious!’
I backed up against the wall and fell to the ground just in time to see a column of blue light appear in the center of the room.
Letting my bangs cover my face, I kept my eyes open despite Regis’s insistence.
As the pillar of blue dimmed, I was able to make out the silhouettes of three figures. My heartbeat quickened, excited to see other people here, but Regis berated me, telling me not to even think about getting up.
The light completely faded, leaving only the three figures standing in the center of the room—two males and one female.
The larger of the two men was clad in a mixture of plated and leather armor that did nothing to hide his bulging muscles. He carried a spiked mace in each hand, both dripping with blood that matched the color of his short crimson hair.
The slimmer man was built like an athlete, with broad shoulders and toned arms underneath a brushed-silver suit of armor.
The woman had red eyes that shone like crystals underneath a curtain of midnight blue—almost navy—hair, and it was she who spotted me first.
After she turned to study me, it only took a moment for the two men beside her to notice me as well, and when they did, they didn’t react nearly as subtly as the woman had.
The larger one swung his mace, splattering blood on the ground as he approached me, while the second man drew a longsword out of thin air and positioned himself between me and the girl. His sharp eyes narrowed and a soft vibration hummed from his blade.
I shut my eyes, afraid that they’d see that I was awake.
Shit, what do we do, Regis?
‘Stay down! You’re no match for anyone right now.’
He’s going to kill me!
‘Wait! Don’t move until I tell you!’
I peeked open an eye to see the hulking man towering over me.
‘Not yet!’ Regis hissed in my head.
Speaking up from behind her companion, the woman said, “Leave her.”
‘Pfft! She thinks you’re a girl!’ Regis thought, snickering in my mind.
Shut up.
“She might be a threat to us in the lower levels, Lady Caera,” the large man warned. “There are those who would feign weakness to make us lower our guard.”
“Have some pity on her, Taegen. The fact that neither of you were able to sense her immediately means that her mana core is broken,” the woman answered. “She won’t be a threat. Let’s move. We’ll rest in the next sanctuary room.”
"Let me stab her heart for safety reasons"
"suit yourself"
"Welp. That was a not so nice life i had with you princess."
