Battling the Last Descendant

"Do you still know how to tame descendants?" Carter asked as he eyed the mark on my wrist.

"I think?" I shrugged and pulled my sleeves to cover it.

"What a terrible answer..." Carter sighed, searching for the right word to cheer me. "But I know you can do it tho."

"I have to." I tossed my hair back off my face. "I really have to go back as soon as possible. You know how weak mother has become."

"I know how upset you must be, but you can't stop death. It's part of life."

"Easy for you to say because you're immortal."

"If you only know."

Carter's voice dropped and rested his back in the wall behind him. He remained quiet that I couldn't stop from measuring him with my stare.

If my memories serves me right, I remembered being as tall as him but why the heck am I looking up to him right now?!

My jaws unclenched when an opening door drew mine and Carter's attention and I smiled when I saw Yuki's adorable face, peering gleefully around the edge.