I knew what was coming next, so I did not hesitate to run. I pulled off the head of the undead knight and hung it on my waist, and it was still snarling. I guess the only way to fully kill them was to burn them to ash.
The cold wave of the Sovereign's attention washed over me like a physical weight, pressing against my soul. If I was correct, then the attention I was sensing through Death Touched came from Sid, and not Sad, and I wonder if I avoided the Sovereign in this loop, I could escape this facility and not have to deal with that Soul Flayer.
The orb was still in the fox's mouth, and it was occasionally echoing a muffled "WAKE UP" that bounced off the walls ahead of us.
"Put that thing away!" I shouted.
"NEVER!" the fox shouted back, around the metal.
Why does she pick these moments to be stubborn? I did not argue, since I could hear the sounds of heavy metallic boots hitting the ground; the knights were coming.
