Bargain

It took Saji nearly sixteen hours to finish putting talismans on the four statues. Gust estimated that it would take her another sixteen hours to complete the final process of reinstating the barriers.

"We should take a rest," Gust suggested. "You will need a lot of strength to cast the final spell. Right now your strength is already depleted."

"Four hours," Saji said. "I only need four hours of sleep. But," she sighed then asked, "Can we leave this place? What if corrupted souls swarmed here?"

"Leave the statues to me," Aries said. "Four hours is not that long and the corrupted souls are not that many. It will not be that difficult."

"I'll stay with you," Pieffer immediately offered her assistance. "I didn't do much today. I still have a lot of energy to spare."