"So... to sum it up, the boss monster from the Gate is coming out, the barrier between the city and the valley is broken, and we're stuck right in the middle of it."
Roan stood a few steps away, hands shoved deep into his pockets, though his eyes were scanning the thick purple fog around us with sharp focus.
"Pretty much," I muttered, adjusting my grip on Malva as I held her in my arms. She was surprisingly light, her head resting weakly against my chest. Her breathing was shallow but steady, her pale face covered in dust.
It had been a few minutes since Roan and Elisabeth first cut through the mist, and honestly, seeing the two of them together had thrown me off. I hadn't expected either of them to show up here, let alone forming a team to track me down in the middle of a disaster.
