Linou leaned back, exhaling. "If the Grand Elders side with Harun, Maren's influence weakens, right?"
"It might not but," I said. "At least It'll buy us some time."
Jao grinned. "So our job is to keep out of the way until they sort this thing out."
"Pretty much," Rikan said. "And maybe avoid fighting any more of those darn glowing lizards for a few days."
That got a laugh out of everyone, even Orin.
For a while, we just sat there with the fire crackling, the stars twinkling throughout the velvety dark sky.
Rikan played with a small glass shard he'd picked up after the fight.
"You know," he said, "I think that Tyrant taught us something."
"Oh, what would that be?" I asked.
"That brute strength definitely doesn't win fights. Coordination does. We didn't kill it because you're the strongest, Micah. We over powered it because we trusted each other to hit when it mattered."
I smiled faintly. "Then let's remember that. Because the real beasts waiting for us aren't out here."
