The edge

"Which island is this friend of yours on?"

Alex continued his questions, practically demanding more information out of the siren.

But by this point, the siren was used to it.

She just pointed in a direction behind Alex, and spoke.

"In that direction. But I don't know how far, I've never visited."

Alex was a little confused for a moment.

'Never visited, how do you never visit-'

But mid thought he realised that she probably communicated long distance through telepathy or something like that.

Alex slowly withdrew his sword from the siren's chest, to her relief.

He felt some aches and bruises across his body, thanks to the fight the two of them had just had, but it was already healing.

His Phoenix Flames really did work wonders.

"You're lucky. You get to live another day."