299 Chapter 60

"Could you cast a barrier here?"

Kuahel paused from unfurling a mat over the cold ground to point to the side of the boulder.

Maxi tottered over on unsteady legs and summoned a barrier to block the wind. The effort drained the last of her energy, and she went slack with exhaustion. Meanwhile, Kuahel fashioned the cloth he had used to carry his things into a small awning overhead.

Maxi could barely keep her drooping eyelids open as she watched him start a fire in the dirt. They had not brought any firewood with them. She silently wondered how he would manage. When he successfully got a blaze going, she squinted down to see a heap of red feathers beneath the flames.

"W-What is that?" she asked, staring vacantly.

"Basilisk feathers. They were piled on one side of the cave, so I took some."