Beth slowly acquired to her toes. She appeared to be totally healed, however her footing appeared a little bit wobbly.

Liz was fast to achieve for her bag and provide some potions. “Right here take these.”

Beth reached out and took the vials. “Thanks.” She pushed off the tops and downed one after the opposite.

Liz laid her bag on the bottom. “If it is advisable resupply, assist your self now. I anticipate we’ll be transferring on in a second.”

Liz and Beth each turned to me. “Yeah, I wish to get to Altria’s and Serin’s as shortly as potential… We’ll wait till you’re a little bit steadier in your toes although.”

Beth began to load up on potions from Liz’s bag. As soon as her pouch was stuffed, she turned to me. “Do you will have any concept what’s happening?”

I shook my head. “Not likely, however somebody appears to be concentrating on our celebration. Liz and I’ve already been attacked.”

Beth shortly checked the sword at her aspect. “Let’s head there proper now.”

“Are you okay to maneuver already?”

Beth patted the now closed wound on her shoulder. “I’m fantastic, I’m extra involved in regards to the others proper now.”

“In case you’re certain, simply don’t push your self.”

“Actually, I’m fantastic you shouldn’t fear.”

“You’ll be able to say that, however I’m nonetheless going to.” I appeared round her again yard. “Anyway, what occurred right here? I can’t see a physique.”

“There isn’t one.” Beth winced. “I allow them to get away, however they’ve a nasty reduce… Shouldn’t I clarify on the way in which? Shouldn’t we hurry?”

“We should always. Okay let’s head to Altria’s you possibly can clarify on the way in which.”

I turned to depart, however Celine pulled on my arm. “Grasp.” She appeared involved.

“What’s up?”

“I do know that I ought to stay hidden… However I can’t.”

“You’ll be able to’t?”

She shuffled awkwardly. “I do know you don’t have the time, however…”

“Oh proper, that’s why! Don’t fear, I’ve one thing for you.” I reached for the small pouch of vials that Liz had given me earlier.

Celine titled her head in a glance of confusion. “Grasp?”

I handed her the pouch. “Attempt one in every of these, Liz made them for you. They need to replenish your vitality for now, till I’ve an opportunity to feed you correctly.”

She pulled out one of many vials and eyed it a little bit suspiciously. “Is that this protected for me to drink?” She glanced between me and Liz.

I nodded. “Liz wouldn’t make one thing that might hurt you.”

Liz stepped nearer. “It’s protected, belief me. It simply hasn’t been examined on a succubus but… However I’ve tried it myself.”

Celine nonetheless didn’t look satisfied. She held the vial nearer, then slowly popped the lid off and introduced the vial to her lips. After a second’s hesitation she poured the liquid into her mouth.

Her face contorted a little bit, then she swallowed. “Bleh, what’s on this? It’s discussing!”

Liz face dropped a little bit. “Ah, sorry. I had no concept methods to flavour it to your liking. When now we have extra time, we are able to work on making it a little bit extra palatable. That was all I might do for now.”

Celine coughed, she appeared nearly as if she is perhaps sick. “It must be greater than a little bit extra palatable!”

“Sorry… Did it work although?” Liz’s expression had modified from trying a little bit disinherited to trying genuinely excited immediately.

“It’s appears to have completed. I really feel a little bit energised now.”

Liz nearly jumped up. “It was successful!”

Celine turned to me, she was closely frowning and looking out as if she was nonetheless preventing the urge to be sick. “Grasp.”

“Sorry Celine.” I ruffled her hair. “You probably did nicely. I’ll offer you a correct meal later.”

She perked up a little bit. “You promise?”

“I do.”

“Yay!”

“However for those who can cover your self now, we must always depart.”

“I can.”

Celine vanished.

I turned to the others. “We should always go too.”

As a bunch we headed in the direction of the now smashed in door in the back of Beth’s place. She stopped to take a look at the injury earlier than becoming a member of the remainder of us within the backstreet.

Ameri was rubbing her head. “Ah sorry about that.”

Beth waved her arms. “No, no it’s okay. You thought you needed to.”

As soon as we have been all out onto the road we made within the route of Altria’s. We handed by the small alley and again out into the principle road with the shop fronts. It was nonetheless fully quiet and abandoned.

From there we headed instantly for the luxurious a part of the town. So far as I knew, that was nonetheless the place Altria lived.

As we jogged alongside, I got here up alongside Beth. “Are you continue to okay?”

She slapped me on the again, exhausting. “I’m fantastic! Please cease asking me that. You’re making me really feel like a legal responsibility, and I’m presupposed to be the skilled one right here!”

“Sorry.”

She laughed. “It’s okay.”

“Uh, come to think about it. I don’t know precisely the place Altria lives. Solely that it’s in the identical a part of city as Lillia’s place.”

Beth appeared stunned. “You’ve by no means been there?”

I shook my head. “No. Altria at all times got here to me, or we might go to Lillia’s…”

“Hmm, I’m stunned you didn’t know the place she lives.”

“Properly, she’s by no means invited me over.”

“That’s much more shocking!”

“Perhaps, however are you aware the place she lives?”

“I do… She lives in the identical constructing as Lillia used to.”

“They reside in the identical constructing!”

“Sure.”

“I really feel like I ought to’ve realised that!”

Beth laughed. “Most likely.”

“A minimum of I do know the place we’re heading to now.”

We continued jogging within the route of the condo block the place Lillia used to reside. We had quickly handed by the buying district and have been getting into the beginning of the massive and plush buildings of the wealthier inhabitants of the town.

We have been about three streets away, after I determined to query Beth about what had occurred to her again in her yard. “I’ve to confess, I used to be greater than a little bit stunned after we discovered you injured like that.”

Beth glanced away. “It was a lapse on my half. Even with out listening to the horn, I ought to’ve been extra on guard.”

“What occurred?”

Her shoulders slumped. “I tousled. Somebody had entered my place and I didn’t even realise till they fired their shot from the shadows. It was solely luck that I used to be in a position to fend them off. If there had been multiple of them, I wouldn’t have been so fortunate.”

“You shouldn’t beat your self up over it. You have been in your individual residence. It’s no shock you weren’t anticipating to be attacked.”

She shook her head. “No, I ought to’ve recognized higher. It was apparent this case isn’t regular, and it isn’t as if I lack expertise.”

“Nonetheless, it’s one thing that might’ve taken anybody abruptly.”

“It’s okay Theo, you don’t have to try to cheer me up. I simply want to recollect to not drop my guard once more.”

It appeared like a tragic state of affairs when none of our celebration might calm down and drop our worries even after we have been again residence. I questioned how lengthy issues would keep like this for.