Sera slashed a vine clean in two, but two more took its place. “Lira! The western route!”
“He’s moving.”
Kaelen looked at her hand. Then at Vesper, who had returned to bracelet form and was pulsing warm. adventure of the outlawed tamer with beautiful explorers raw
“Fine,” Kaelen sighed. “But only the vines.”
“Outlawed tamer,” Kaelen said flatly. “Run along now. The Seekers will be back for my head.” Sera slashed a vine clean in two, but
Kaelen ducked behind a collapsed pillar as a trio of Imperial Seekers swept their mana-lanterns over the chasm. Their cloaks bore the Golden Scale—the guild that had branded him for the crime of taming a “Grade-S” beast without a license. The beast, a juvenile Void Serpent named Vesper, currently coiled around his ankle in the form of a silver bracelet.
“For a map,” Lira cut in. “To the Unchained Springs. A place even the Empire’s brand can’t follow.” Then at Vesper, who had returned to bracelet
Pretty , the serpent thought. Trust?
“Yes.” He turned to leave.