- 78/103 HP
- 70/100 EN
Hidden Passageway
“Phew. . . .” Freja staggered out of the way of the monster as its body finally crumpled from the killing blow. It was tempting to follow suit and have her butt hit the floor, her body washed less with relief and more with the sudden realization of how winded the skirmish left her, yet knowing this was but only the first stratum of obstacles to push through kept her rigid. And besides, there was no good place to sit—bodies and pieces of bodies littered the floor amidst furniture invariably shredded and wrecked, and it brought her awareness back to the gash across her side. “Better get that washed good,” she muttered to herself. “Those claws’re bound to be filthy.”
As she took the time to amateurishly patch up the wound, she heard a familiar voice call out to her, call her Ms. Green Ranger. Freja winced, albeit more out of emotional discomfort than anything physical. Only a handful of people are gonna get that. “Wh—” Turning around, she saw @Seraphy skitter up to her—and that familiar face alone was enough for Freja to relax, her face brightening. “Oh, hey! It’s the intern! Fancy seeing you here!”
As Seraphy cast a spell of healing over Freja, wisps the Yladian conjured collaborated to painlessly suture and sew shut the wounds she had sustained; even some blood that was already beginning to dry had been washed away, leaving behind just a scar where she was struck. What discomfort she once had turned, ever so slightly, into respite. Even as Seraphy apologized frantically for what meager help she gave, Freja just gave a smile. “Nah, even this is plenty. Thanks for the help, kiddo.” She would have been tempted to pat Seraphy on the head, if not for the girl scampering off to tend to other wounded.
It was tempting to join the others and get her share of the loot, but the coroner side of her conscience had was simultaneously protesting to taking from the dead, even if this was only a game. Instead, Freja took a look at the two paths that were opened now they had the main hall to themselves, weighing potential options. Offhand, the hidden passageway was the route that seemed to stick to conventional architecture and layout, and thus seemed more easy for the bandits to prepare an ambush, despite Caccu being confident to the contrary—and that wasn’t even taking into account the magically-sealed door. On the other, the was no telling what the hell was staked out in the caves, though the beast from earlier popping out of there like it was the damned Kool-Aid mascot suggested they could expect more of his kind on top of God-knows-what-else.
Freja released a sigh that was half groan. This would have been a quick and easy decision to live with if it was just her. Instead, she sauntered over to the petite Felis as she was about to be divebombed by one of the adventurers overwhelmed by her cuteness, and yet another approached, evidently sharing the same idea Freja had. “Yeah, what she said. Think you can bust that thing open for us?”
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