Paragon

Hisui Incursion [7]

PARAGON

Hisui Incursion Arc [7]

Chapter 59 : The Volo Company

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This time, she awoke to the sound of clattering wood. When Sabrina's eyes opened this time, she noticed her surroundings were slightly different. She was clearly still in Kamado's house—the walls still smelled like fresh-cut wood—but instead of waking up in Akari's room, she realized quickly that she was in the main room where Laventon and Rei had slept. It didn't take long for her eyes to sweep across the darkened room, and upon landing in the corner, she saw Yura, frozen in place, her arm elbow-deep in one of Laventon's dressers. They locked eyes.

One foot in the air, Yura slowly pulled her arm out, her eyes never leaving Sabrina, and gently pushed the drawer closed. Then, she buried her fist in her pocket and scurried over to Sabrina.

"Good morning!" she whisper-yelled.

Sabrina sat up, letting the futon fall off her. She glanced around, noticing the doors to the other rooms were open and empty. It seemed the two of them were alone. She rubbed her eyes and tousled her hair.

"Good morning," she croaked.

"Let's go get breakfast, miss, I'm hungry." Yura began pulling more of the futon away, urging her out of bed.

Sabrina decided to ignore her thievery. "Were you...waiting for me?"

"Yeah!" Yura tugged on her arm. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!"

As the girl stuck her head in Sabrina's face, she saw thin scratches across her forehead. They weren't deep at all and had already begun to scab over, but they were definitely from last night.

Last night.

A plume of anxiety welled in Sabrina and she stiffened. Then, she noticed something behind Yura, tucked in the corner of the room.

Her gauntlet.

She ripped the rest of the futon off and her worst fears were confirmed. A glowing gauntlet spun around her right wrist, but her left was completely bare.

Her breath caught in her throat and she stumbled back. Yura whipped around in surprise, and as Sabrina fell, she brought Yura with her, and the little girl ended up on her stomach.

"Ha ha! What're you doing, miss?" she giggled.

"G-Get..." Sabrina panted, her breath coming out in short bursts. Her eyes flicked around wildly, settling back on her gauntlet across the room.

"Hm?" Yura frowned. "What's wrong?" She turned around and noticed what Sabrina was staring at. "Oh, that! That man with the mouse pokémon brought it back for you." She bounced off Sabrina and went over and picked it up, then brought it back in both hands. "Here you go! This is pretty fancy, miss!"

Sabrina stared in horror down at the gauntlet, devoid of power. She reached her hand out to try to reactivate it, but quickly yanked it back. No, she could not use her power now. She would not. If she used her power now, it could go wild again. And without her gauntlet...

She glanced over at Yura. "Y-Yura," she stammered. "P-Please go to breakfast without me. A-As soon as poss—"

"No way!" Yura grabbed her arm and hugged it tight. "I don't like those other guys," she said quietly. "Please come with me, miss."

Yura stared up at her innocently, her dark eyes full of pleading. Despite her size, her grip around Sabrina's arm felt surprisingly strong, though maybe that was just because Sabrina herself was on the weaker side, physically.