"What's up, Cherry?" Ace asked as his little pet rolled into the room.
He'd left them with Alex and Mercer, but Cherry was small and clever enough to slip past them. Cherry flapped their wings to launch into Ace's arms, but failed again. Instead, the little one jumped up and barreled straight into Ace's chest, then climbed to his head.
"Hungry? I thought you felt the fight and worried about me," Ace said, chuckling.
Chaewon also smiled. "Such a mood lifter."
"Yeah… let's see," Ace said.
Cherry's best food was blood.
He could feed them his blood or maybe even Chaewon's, but another idea quickly came to him.
He turned to the sleeping Seraphina. She now carried the Immolated Bloodline. Given Cherry's origin, his idea could be dangerous or helpful.
"First, draw out Seraphina's bloodline. Then the Immolated Bloodline. We'll store it in you and see if we can help her tame it, same as me," Ace said.
"It's a good idea, but risky. Cherry, be careful, okay?" Chaewon said.
