Lily froze, panting lightly, then lowered her weapon. "Did I do good?"
Bruce walked over and gently tapped her head with his knuckle.
"You did very good."
Her face lit up instantly.
"I'll do even better tomorrow!" she declared proudly.
"I'm sure you will," Bruce said, smiling.
He looked at her, safe, smiling, alive, and felt his resolve harden.
Whatever awaited him in that trial…
He would face it.
For her.
A quiet moment passed before Bruce straightened and exhaled slowly. His gaze moved from Lily to Lucy.
"I'm going out for a bit," he said calmly. "I don't know when I'll be back."
Lucy stiffened slightly. "Another dungeon?"
"Something like that," Bruce replied.
Since it wasn't a dungeon but a trial and Bruce do not yet understand the full scope of it in this world, he couldn't give Lily and Lucy a definite time...
Lily immediately grabbed his sleeve. "Will it be dangerous?"
Bruce knelt in front of her, meeting her eyes. "It might be. But I'll come back."
