"Is something bothering you?"
Paige Summers was lost in thought when Rhonda Rhodes's voice suddenly came from behind her. He walked over and sat beside her, watching her.
Claire Chapman had assigned him and Zephyr Mercer to Heath Hughes's team, partly to give Heath some backup. After all, Heath was even younger than Paige, and with his baby face, he just wasn't very intimidating, even though he was a veteran of Bloodfall and quite strong.
Paige Summers hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's nothing. Why are you out here? Are you... getting used to this kind of life?"
Rhonda Rhodes replied nonchalantly, "Before—I mean, in my old world—I used to go on expeditions to kill Demonic Beasts too."
"Oh."
"Was that also in your books?"
Paige Summers just smiled and didn't answer.
'If I told him it was all in there, he'd just get more curious about my world.' In fact, she sometimes wondered if all the worlds they lived in were just novels, fabricated by authors in some other place.
