Ikor's pov
We all visited the fire realm, since Riff's watch showed that there was a piece around there. "Hello guys. I haven't seen you in a long time. How are you?" Finna greeted us.
"alright" we replied. She then made as follow her into the castle, so we could continue our mission.
"would you like something to drink while we wait on the boys?"
"why not? Can we have a snack as well" trek asked, while Eron looked around in awe. Taking in the new room that we haven't been introduced before.
Riff looked at his watch and then in front of him into a gap on the floor. Then back at his sister, as she laughed. "oh you have to go down there, huh?"
His behavior at her saying took me aback. Showing hesitation is so unlike him, perhaps he fears something?
"I am not afraid" he crossed his arms, then looked at the gap
"morcogons aren't even scary, but you still jump when you see them, Riff" Finna admitted.
"I don't, stop talking wrongly about me" he rolled his eyes and then went in, since he was tired of listening to them.
I tried not to laugh and then joined him. I found him walking not in his regular confident posture, but a rather 'regretting to be down here'.
He stopped so I got right behind him and touched his shoulder "what's wrong? Let's go"
He jumped and looked at me "oh Ikor! It is just you" I looked at him confused, as he laughed scratching the back of his neck.
"did you stop because you heard my footsteps?" he nodded.
So the morkogons must have 2 legs instead of four as I firstly had thought.
"stay still. You have a spider on your back" I picked it up and looked closely. "such a cute creature. It isn't a spider"
When Riff faced the thing I was holding he looked at me scared, in a way I never could have thought possible for him. "get it away from me" he screamed
"is this a morkogon?" I chuckled "there is no way you are terrified from this adora-"
"I'M NOT!" I walked far away from the spot we were and let the black fluffy-ball on the ground.
When I returned back to Riff, I put my hand around his shoulders "don't worry I will protect you" i winked at him and he elbowed my rib "ouch"
I let my hand go of him and wrapped it on my waist. "don't pity me icy" he death eyed me, but I could swear he had a small smile on his face.
We finally found the room in which the piece was. At the same moment we set our feet on it, Xathor's buddy showed up all of a sudden. "Zottobo how more annoying can these guys get?" Riff asked
I called a gormiti "Go get the piece!" and he run to it not even questioning if I would back him up. He trusts me, I thought as I smiled.
