Division
Despite the fatigue of the journey and the physical condition still not fully restored, a faint fire had appeared along the little dragon demon's back.
The uncontrolled anger of its tamer, angry at the injustice Ryutaro was about to suffer, involuntarily activated the draconic skill of the Oracle, who reacted to that primal instinct.
Yoichi heard his companion's words and looked at her. Ayumu's face peeped out from her shoulder, and the archer's expression looked serious and determined. That look was enough for him to realize that there would have been two people incarcerated that night if he had gone too far.
Trying to restore an average level of calm, he released the accumulated tension in his arms by loosening the grip of his fists. The tendons and muscle fibres in his arm and forearm relaxed, giving even Kenji, who was always on edge, a temporary sense of calm.