By the time Sunny reached the main keep of the crumbling fortress, Kai and Slayer were already there. The vast interior of the castle was just as they had left it — vast, dark, and filled with nothing but smoke and ash.
"What's the plan?"
Kai tried to sound calm, but there was a hint of tension in his voice.
Sunny hesitated for a moment.
"Now… might be a good time to start praying."
The gods were dead, though, so there was really no point.
He flashed the charming archer a grin.
"Hey, don't be too worried! This is not even one of the top ten worst situations I've been in."
Kai forced out a pale smile.
"O—oh… that's a relief, then. Just out of curiosity, though… what might one of the top ten worst situations you've been in look like?"
Sunny scratched the back of his head.
"Well… this one time, I met a particularly loathsome bird. That one was pretty gruesome. Did I mention that I hate birds, by the way?"
