She chewed on her food in a slow, unhurried manner. "I've no interest in allies who'll stab me in the back at night. And competitors… well, those will come find me on their own soon enough."
The system continued its instructions.
[System Warning]
[Unknown Entity Detected. Hazard Level: Indeterminate.Source: Subject currently within 1 meter of host.]
Her gaze slid to the fluffball, who had stopped bouncing and was now chewing lightly on the corner of her blanket.
She snorted softly. "So you're still calling it dangerous, hm? I'll keep that in mind."
The fluff looked up at her, blinking innocently, then let out another coo.
For the first time in days, Ling Yu allowed a faint smile to tug at her lips. A sharp, fleeting thing, gone as quickly as it came.
The abandoned factory was quieter than the rest of the city.
