Athanasia stayed resting on her knees but a knowing smile finally replaced her despair because she knew her tragic death would have to wait now that the most unpredictable lunatic she had ever met had decided to crash the party.
Aside from the woman with the sword who was drawing the most attention from the frozen army, there were other girls walking behind Jax.
Jax ignored all the stares and the absurd reality of being completely surrounded. He walked straight to Athanasia with one hand wrapped tightly around Tempris who was clutching his chest and hidden under his cloak while he extended the other hand downward to his battered student.
"Aside from that incredibly embarrassing attempt at surrender, you fought well holding them off for this long. But it is still not the time to slack off so get up. We have a lot on our plate right now."
Athanasia looked at his outstretched hand and held on tightly as she forced her exhausted body to stand.
