"Silence!" Alicia voiced. "I... I'm fixing my husband's tool."
"..."
As she began to use healing magic—without even chanting a spell, no less—I raised my hand to her cheek.
As we stayed there for a moment—
"OW!!!" Alicia cried out. "What is your problem?! Maybe I should apply pressure to your wounds?!"
I had pulled her cheek like elastic, but truly, if she attacked me in my current state, I would undoubtedly die!
"How rude," I pouted. "Referring to me as a tool! And Master Raven is a bachelor!"
I tuned out Alicia's nagging and looked around...
At this point, Tamayō would usually say something haughty, but I now realized she hadn't been around during such a dangerous event.
She and the other summons were probably kept out of the loop by Platform.
Though, her being here would've been futile.
"M... Ma..."
"?!"
I sensed a presence, so I turned to find her...
"Flora!" I called out.
"Wahhhh!" She ran to me, wailing. "Papa and Mama were fighting!!"