Chapter 111: Earth Salamander (1)

"What? So the head receptionist was supposed to be here too?"

"Yeah, I'll be meeting her again at the capital."

"I'll pray for the people who travel with her."

Sharky clasped his hands and looked up at the sky. His eyes closed, he started praying.

"You guys are irrationally afraid of her," I said, exasperated.

"Don't say that bastard," Sharky cut me off. "She's just irrationally nice to you is what."

"Zzz... zzz zzz."

Even our resident sleeper was nodding. As soon as it hit 10, he had changed into a full plate armor faster than either of us could blink.

"If Zachariah's saying so too..."

"So you trust the fucking lightbulb more than me? It's over, isn't it... My two friends have become each other's friends and have left me behind."

Sharky went into a spiel when the partition window of the coach was opened.

"We're at Cadun..." the Coachman said.

Sharky alternated his gaze between us.

"Get out," I told him. "Take the mister along, I can't bear you for another day."