Venator : Devil's Moon

XLII

"Damn it Pamela, why did you leave her alone?" Sebastian said in frustration. After the terrible battle and the tiresome chat with Thanos, he was in no mood for a worried search of the most important person of his life.

"Chill. As you can see, this puddle covers a vast area and Laura is no inanimate object or a bound pet so that she'd stay exactly where she was last seen." Pamela said as she climbed on a boulder.

"God, these boulders are so slippery." She sighed while crawling on yet another boulder twice as massive as the previous one. She then tried to extend her feet so that she could see more.

"What are you doing?" Sebastian said as he followed her.

"Well, I haven't done any stretching exercise in a long while." Pamela said.

"Don't try my patience, Pam. You've already crossed the lines today." He said trying hard not to push her in the puddle which extended beside them

"Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to take a clearer view of the surroundings, you dumb ass." She said and stepped onto another boulder.

"Wow, the best way Ms Smarty Pants finds to search a lost person is hopping on the boulders like a monkey." Sebastian said.

"Can you think of a better way, Mr Dead Brains?" Pamela said as she climbed down the boulder and confronted him.

"I don't know. If you hadn't had left her alone in the first place, we wouldn't be dealing with this situation." He said.

"I did ask her whether she wanted to join me when I was off to see you. But she said no word. So I took her silence as a no. Besides I thought the cold water and the gentle winds here might refresh her brain. So don't say it's my fault. Instead, think of a way to find her quickly. I just hope she is in her right mind." Pamela said.

"What do you mean?" Sebastian asked. Color of worry filled his grim eyes again.

"Well, the last time I saw her, she wasn't crying or anything." Pamela said.

"Well, that's good." He said.

"Is it?" Pamela asked.

Sebastian looked at her wondering whether Pamela's battery was running low.

"Seb, we're talking about Laura here. And what does she do when things spiral out of control? She cries. But today she didn't. She won't even talk to me when I asked what was going on in her mind. What if she isn't Laura anymore? What if that Anahita freak has gotten total control over her?" Pamela said.

"No, Anahita wouldn't do it. We don't know much about her but she seems to support Laura." Sebastian said.

"Even if she is Team Laura, her existence does put a lot of tension on her psyche. A thing as delicate as a psychic plane can break easily and, believe me, this tension is humongous." She said.

"Can she be destroyed? Good or bad, if she disturbs the psychic balance, we can't let her live." Sebastian said.

"Killing a good being? You know what, I was thinking that you were somehow converted into a warm fuzzy cherub but you are still heartless, aren't you? Or is it that this can kill Laura so you're taking extreme measures. How cute, Aww! Eew! God, I need a break." Pamela sighed.

"And are you out of your mind? Destroy an angel?" Pamela laughed.

"Few days ago we didn't even know whether angels existed. We know nothing of them. Besides, we're talking about angels here, not some lower demons. I don't know if Thanos let you enjoy the show, but if you saw how Kasstiel zapped Delroy..." Pamela stopped.