They reached the carriage—an elegant vehicle pulled by two creatures that looked like a cross between horses and serpents. The driver was a male demon with horns and a professional demeanor.
"This will get you to the edge of the anti-teleportation field," Seraphine explained. "From there, you should be able to portal back to your settlement. The journey will take about three hours."
"Three hours I could spend sleeping," Satou joked. "I'm still recovering, after all."
"You better not," Seraphine said, poking him in the chest. "You need to stay awake so you can miss me properly."
"I'm already missing you, and I haven't even left yet."
"Good," Seraphine replied with satisfaction.
Behind them, Lilith was standing slightly apart from the other commanders, her eyes occasionally flickering to where Cassius was checking the carriage supplies. She seemed to be wrestling with something.
