Adara led them through the fortress with the confidence of someone who owned every stone in the walls. Wolves passed by, nodding respectfully to her, eyeing Aries with curiosity, and giving Aqua sympathetic looks as if they could smell the lingering nausea on her.
Aqua trailed behind them, still pale but steadier. Aries walked stiffly at Adara’s side, hands shoved into his jean pockets, jaw tight.
“You walk too fast,” he muttered.
“You walk too slow,” Adara shot back.
“Well, I was ambushed today.”
“Heh. You mean I ambushed you today,” she corrected. “And you passed. Barely.”
Aries glared. “You’re insufferable.”
“And you’re beyond theatrical.”
Aqua rubbed her temples. “Guys, please. My head can’t take any more of this bickering…”
Adara immediately softened. “Sorry, Lois Lane.”
Ari
