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Chapter 26: Escaping the Caves

Selmas is still lying in the dirt, trying to catch his breath, when Gwynfor and Byrin catch up to him. They’ve gathered his dropped belongings. Gwynfor has strings of spider-web clinging to her clothes, and Byrin is watching her cautiously. Her pupils are a little wider than normal, but she doesn’t seem to be completely overtaken by Battlelust at the moment, so Selmas counts that as a win.

“Selmas!” Byrin exclaims when he sees him, running forward and bodily lifting Selmas up from the ground, hugging him tightly before pushing him away so he can look him over. “Are you okay? Did you get hurt?”

“I’m fine,” Selmas wheezes, even though he’s covered in dirt and everything’s sore in a way that’s pretty uncomfortable, but he’s not dead. “Are you alright?”

Byrin nods. “Gwynfor’s sticky, though.”

Gwynfor shoots him a look.

“You back with us?” Selmas asks, and she nods, which, while not quite speaking, seems good enough for now.