I sat cross-legged on the forest floor, plucking at the grass while trying not to think about how badly my butt hurt from sitting on rocks all day.
The others had made a sad little circle around the dying campfire that Kane had puffed into existence with his smoke magic.
Real cozy, if you liked sitting in awkward silence with a bunch of pissed-off teenagers.
Vayu sat at the head of the circle, glaring into the fire like it owed him money.
Eren crouched nearby, still polishing his shield even though it was already clean enough to eat off of.
Kane leaned back lazily on a log, smoke curling around him like a moody dragon.
And Lina...sweet, small Lina, basically trying to fold herself into a blade of grass to avoid existing.
Vayu clapped his hands together once, sharp and loud."Alright. Ideas. How do we climb back up before those bastards run away with first place?"
Silence.
A cricket chirped somewhere.
Then Kane, because of course it was Kane, spoke up.
