Thirty Three – Dry and far from danger... For now.

The section I am on is starting to break loose.

Sliding.

The ground shakes violently.

It sways.

It is detaching slowly.

Bursts of impact interrupt my weeping and increase my despair.

I can not even cry now.

I do not have the strength for that.

I do not have the breath for that.

The grinding of the rocks makes an unpleasant sound.

It is almost completely detached.

I am about to fall.

Someone pulls me up.

“Yeah, kid, that was quite a scene of destruction, huh? You really wrecked the place.”

Kasamba?

“Let us get out of here. I will carry you, kid. We are still in danger.”

He slings my body over his shoulders as if I were a sack of fruits.

I do not have the strength to put up a fight.

My vision is fading to black.

I recognize his voice.

I know I am safe now.

That was a close call.

I hope it was enough of a distraction for the other group to pull it off.

“That crazy idea of ​​yours to climb the whole wall... I have never seen anything like it, kid. It was absolute madness. Thank the elder goddesses I managed to get up here in time, too. I was planning to come down from up here and save you. But you saved me the trouble and climbed the wall on your own. You are crazy!"

I no longer have the strength for anything.

I am in a dark room.

Lying on a bed.

Dry.

My legs ache badly.

I am still very tired.

I am still alive.

I have never used so much magic all at once.

I did not think I would manage to do it.

I am alive.

I do not know if I should be relieved.

I scan the room to see if there is anyone here besides me, but I can not see anyone, nor can I sense another presence.

I suppose Kasamba brought me here and moved on to something else.

What is happening outside?

It is pitch black.

There are no windows.

I think I am in a basement.

I sit up on the bed.

My legs are incredibly sore.

They barely withstood the explosive burst of magical power I needed to run to the top of the wall.

I do not think I will be able to walk properly for a while.

I should rest.

I have to walk again soon to leave this city.

To fight Olvad.

That whole thing was insane.

Thankfully it worked out.

I managed to survive.

I was already bracing myself for the worst.

I suppose Balance has other plans for me.

Thanks to Kasamba, I am alive.

What is happening out there?

I imagine it is absolute chaos.

Even more chaos.

If things were not bad after the attack, just imagine what it is like now, with a section of the city wall completely destroyed.

Olvad must be loving this.

Everyone must be very scared.

Everything must be under his control now.

I hope the other group has completed its mission.

I hope everyone is okay.

I hope to see Canny again.

Why do I like him so much?

Why do I care about him?

He reminds me of my friend Roger.

They share the same spirited, positive presence.

The exact opposite of me.

Maybe that is why I like being around people like that.

To keep things balanced.

Come to think of it, Kasamba is that kind of person, too.

I think I attract that kind of person.

I must be transferring the feelings I had for Roger onto Canny.

If Roger were still alive, I think we would be dating.

What?

Why am I thinking about this now?

I suppose surviving that clash today made me want a future.

I want to stay alive.