358 Longing

Asra rose to see shafts of light across the floor, coming through the shrunken wall boards.

Sweeper stood at her side, its eyes staring at her every moment, but she ignored the skeleton and got up from the table.

Walking outside, she raised a brow as she saw the fire, then noticed the other skeletons behind it, standing in front of a large white cube.

Bob’s been busy. She thought, and walked over.

The armored skeleton locked its eyes on her as she drew nearer, but never raised its sword, even as she passed by the fire and pulled open the door of the bone-cube house. Inside, she found Jay, his feet resting up on a bone desk and a book in his hands; a luminous orb and a black orb next to him.

Despite being in the swamp he seemed so relaxed, which was simply infuriating. While she was suffering in Hegatha’s shack, being touched and smelling the smells, he was here enjoying himself, reading a book?

“What are you doing?” She asked, frowning.