Still, the numbers didn't make the memories vanish. Aria had lost her arm in that dungeon. Nyx had been a hair away from death. If not for healers, if not for their emergency retreat option, things could've ended horribly. Leon's example burned fresh in Kaiden's mind. The parasite invasion combined with the lack of an escape route made him experience true agony and misery.
Risk equaled reward, yes. But it also equaled the chance of losing someone irreplaceable.
He felt a knot in his chest. He couldn't—wouldn't—exchange even one of his women for the entire universe. Stats were good. Artifacts were good. But their lives? That was non-negotiable. It was time to start making smarter calls about which dungeons they tackled.
With that sobering thought, his gaze moved back to his sheet.
[Stats]
{Vitality: 60}
{Strength: 68 → 78}
{Agility: 67 → 77}
{Endurance: 62 → 72}
{Mana: 40 → 50}
{Magic: 40 → 50}
