Chapter 268: All That Glitters

I wasn't too sure where Nick was heading off to. A random corner, a random direction, it didn't seem like he was fully intent on helping me out still, even though he did claim otherwise.

But can you really blame me for the lack of faith? He was cooperative in the most uncooperative way possible… I wouldn't be surprised if he actually did just wander off and never came back for the sake of divine retribution for my sins or whatever.

Seriously, I only trusted him as far as I could throw him. Here's the catch though, ready? I couldn't throw him. You get it? That means I couldn't actually trust - I metaphor good.

But surprisingly enough, this time he actually sought out to prove me wrong… returning from that corner, from that random direction, with a petite figure as pale and grey as a rain cloud in the sky, shambling ever closer alongside him.