Chapter: 65

"Right." I exhaled, wiping sweat off my brow and accidentally smearing mud on my forehead in the process. I reminded myself to be grateful that my weakness had saved my life.

"Why don't you hit the showers, and we'll go grab some dinner?" Lucian suggested.

My first instinct was to kindly refuse the offer, being in no mood to be out in public. But then I remembered that I was going home to an empty house and leftover takeout in the fridge.

So I gave Lucian a tired smile. "Sure."

"You're probably the first person I know who could wear a long face while in the Moon Garden."