Chapter 266: Chapter 267: Heartbeats Part 3

I slow to a stop beside the tribesman. "Hey."

"Hey yourself."

"Not ready to head back yet?"

"Eh...something like that."

I lean against the heavy branch and stare out at the Nerwolix city scene. Other than a few buzzing critters, everything is just...quiet. Peaceful. And after all the fighting and screaming and arguing over the last week, it's nice to breathe in the calm and listen to nothing for a change. And that's what I do. Inhaling the cool night air, I watch the lime Yulus sway back and forth at the top of the surrounding Eckles. Throughout them, jarred fireflies dot the dark trees, offering warm bursts of gold and crimson for miles.

"I never said congratulations on the whole..." Walker gestures to Tucker's home. It looks like he's about to say something else, but he decides against it.

"Thanks."

"Rox is a lucky guy."