The Adrift Oath

Chapter XXV: Descent Into The Past

Avalynn and her second-ever friend left the cave together and regrouped soon after with Yulia and Claude who had already packed everything up

Fae picked up her backpack and slung it over her shoulder as she then looked up at the orange sky, it was dawn already, and with that the group set on to walk towards the capital, they were halfway there anyway, they just had to continue walking westward

Hiding her mouth with her hand as she yawned, Fae felt the exhaustion crash onto her like a wave, although she would love to lie down and fall asleep, it's not as if her insomnia would let her slumber peacefully, and the little sleep she caught last night was, well...

"Heyy there, feeling sleepy already?" She looked to her right and could see Avalynn walking next to her, Fae looked at her with narrowed eyes and a frown

"Did you not sleep well last night?" She then added on with a slight tilt of her head, sarcasm and smug rays harassed Fae as the latter dismissed them with a shook of her head

"You're gonna be annoying aren't you?" Fae inquired back and the only reply she has gotten was a grin with tightly shut eyes

Fae sighed as she was already feeling exhausted both mentally and physically at the start of their walk today, and that day was sure to be a long and tiring one

"Why are you sticking to me so close anyway?" Fae asked of her with a side gaze and a slightly arched eyebrow

"Well" Avalynn put her hands behind her back as she replied

"Saying you like me would be an overstatement, so..." She gave Fae a tiny smile

"I'd say you're the only one who tolerates me, that's my reasoning" She then added on with a growing smirk as she looked forward towards where Claude and Yulia were

"I would love to get to know the other two but I think the lady is pretty irritated by my presence" Yulia heard those words as she turned her head over her shoulder to lock eyes with Avalynn, who raised her hand to wiggle her fingers in the form of quite the obnoxious wave to Yulia that clicked her tongue and looked forward again

"I don't really hate you, you know?" Those words attracted the Devil's attention again as she looked at Fae right in her weary eyes for a silent second before a gentle smile overcame her

"That's pretty sweet of you" She replied to Fae as the latter turned back to look forward just before she was asked a question

"Tell me" Avalynn said while Fae looked back at her

"I heard you talk about going back to your own world, what did you mean by that?" She had an arched eyebrow as it clearly showed the curiosity that built up within her

"Well..." Fae looked aside and took in a deep breath before gazing back at her friend

"I'm not really from this world, I just woke up in this world somehow" When Fae spoke to Avalynn she could swear that she noticed a slight touch of empathy on her face, but knowing her that might be a bit far fetched

"I have no idea how it happened or what triggered it but..." Fae shrugged

"Here I am" She ended

"Hm..." Avalynn let out a thoughtful hum

"You must feel a bit homesick huh?" She asked yet again of Fae, who gave a small smile

"A little" She said, the Devil smiled back at Fae with a much softer one

"And how about your own world, how does it compare to ours?" She inquired further as that question alone gave Fae a little surprised look with her parted lips