Silence before a storm (part 6)

"...?"

Claymore took a step back, looking at the brown-haired heroine with confusion.

"Is she now?"

Mary glanced back at the red-haired villainess and then back at the petite girl in front of her.

"What happened to you killing the avatars of sin? You did a complete mess out of the lord Wrath back in their territory."

Mary furrowed her brows and asked.

"Claymore is a completely different case."

Cranberry shook her head and waved her hand dismissively.

"The difference being...?"

Mary raised her brow and asked.

"The difference is that she is my friend and I don't want to kill her. So could you give that up?"

Cranberry gritted her teeth and her glare got noticeably colder once her failure with dealing with the avatar of wrath was mentioned.

"...sure..."

Mary sighed but ended up nodding.

But instead of stepping away, she just got closer to Arion and wrapped herself around his muscular arm.