Silence filled the underground burrow.
"How is that even possible?"
Cassius was the first to speak after hearing what Lucian said. His voice was filled with disbelief.
" I'm not entirely sure myself. There are a few gaps in my own memory. One moment, I was frozen in place listening to the fight. Then, the next I was standing in the middle of nowhere."
Lucian explained in detail how he'd found the two of them and how they'd eventually ended up in the burrow.
" So what about the blood on your hands? Did you kill the beast that was chasing you?"
Inwardly, Cassius couldn't fathom the idea of Lucian killing anything, let alone the beast he claimed to have killed.
" I find it hard to believe that a scrawny guy like Lucian could kill the monster he says was chasing him while carrying me at the same time."
Lucian slowly shook his head.
" Another creature, more monstrous than the first, killed it. I simply took advantage of the situation to get us something to eat."
