When I opened my eyes, the first thing I perceived was the faint scent of dried blood, a bed, and silence.
It took me a few seconds to remember where I was, but as soon as the memories returned, my body tensed.
I was still alive.
And BaiShe was there.
I had to maintain my role.
I took a breath and prepared to respond with the same calculated insolence, but something caught my attention.
Monster carcasses littered the ground outside.
Dozens, no, hundreds.
I held my breath.
'How…?'
Why had he bothered to protect me?
We didn't know each other.
He had no reason to burden himself with a stranger.
Was the information wrong?
His level, his temperament, his actions… Nothing matched what I'd read in the report.
And if he bore no resemblance to what I'd been told, how could I hope to manipulate him as planned?
I clenched my fists and decided to change my approach.
