"She's alive." Bryce's eyes went cold, "She was injured by you and one more fatal hit would have killed her. I didn't make a move because I know you want to do it yourself. I will arrange the proper stage for you to do that. So recover fast, my warrior. You need to take back what's yours. And come back to me as a winner."
Astria smiled behind the mask, and hope was finally shining its light toward her. She didn't feel half as frightened as she did when leaving Lupine all alone.
Bryce was that guiding light that lightened up the darkest of paths for her.
"Thank you..." Came her breath voice.
"Don't thank me. I still have a lot to ask from you. So get better, and I'll ask for my debt, okay?"
A faint desperation appeared in Bryce's eyes. There was something peculiar about the way he
