~IRENE~
Rising to my feet, I wiped the sand off my face and lips.
"For once, could you give me a grand entrance?" I directed my ire at the jewel in my palm. "I'm tired of waking up with my face to the ground. Do you have any idea what could have crawled here?"
'Beggars are not privileged with a choice.' The jewel blinked.
I rolled my eyes, not in the mood for the little symbol of irritation. On a more important note, I was back to the ash desert, evidenced by some of the desert cobra bones. The rest of the corpses had been buried deep into the sand.
"What are the odds of more of these things coming for my ass right now?" I muttered.
'You are safe.' The jewel blinked.
"This better be one of the few times you are right."
'The desert cobras have been dealt a heavy hand by the black dr
