Chapter 176: Guilt and Despair

We talked and discussed for quite a long time. Slowly but surely, as minutes turned into hours, a solid plan began to form. It was way past midnight when we finally decided to sleep.

As usual, my sleep was plagued by nightmares. Though I was used to it by now, I was still glad to wake up and return to reality. I flinched. Reality? What was I even thinking? I slowly pushed myself up to a sitting position and sighed. It was so easy to forget we were trapped in a game. 

Glancing around, I could see Asher was still asleep. His slow, deep breaths reminded me of the time when we nearly lost him. So much time had passed since then…

I shook my head and got up on my feet. Now wasn't the time to get lost in thought.

I wondered where Lucius was, but that question was soon answered as I headed to the shallow lake. The young swordsman was standing still by the shore. His sword in hand, his posture reminded me of the old days.