Having heard that the devil fish was a tasty treat, Alana put her hand out to stroke the devil ray. I quickly slapped Alana’s hand away.
“What are you doing, Flynn?”
Alana was confused by my abrupt action.
“What else? I’m trying to save you. There’s a barb at the tail, and it’s connected to the devil fish’s venom glands. Although it’s not deadly if you’re pricked by the barb, the pain is more than you can handle.”
“Huh? Flynn, are you talking about this…?”
Bella cut Alana off, lifting her chin and looking pleased with herself. “Have no fear. I’ve removed the barb. I’m not just a pretty face, you know.”
I took a glance at Bella. To my surprise, the Missy was not all that dumb.
“My. It seems I’ve underestimated the Great Miss Latham today. Hehe. In that case, I’ll leave the task of co
