Tension Rising

While this was happening, Jin-Sil's party was waiting for her to snap out of it, standing guard inside the hidden room while her body lay on the ground, immobile.

"She hasn't been moving in a while. Is she still alive?" David asked, his face showing nothing but boredom.

"Hey, have a little respect," Rì-Chū snapped at him, his tone venomous.

"Woah. Calm down, love bird. I'm just trying to see if she's okay," David replied, raising his hands in surrender.

Rì-Chū clicked his tongue at the blatant lie but elected to stay quiet.

There was no point in arguing with the necromancer. He'd been nothing but an annoyance ever since Jin-Sil collapsed, insisting they carry her forward, as time was a resource they seldom had.

But Kary and Alexander had forced him to shut his mouth on that subject, refusing to budge from here as long as it was safe.