Soon after defeating the massive serpents, the group found a good place to get some rest—another cave, similar to the one they had came here through but far smaller. In all honesty, it was more like a canopy than a cave with how shallow it was, but that was fine—this wasn't meant to be a long rest anyway.
"That was some good teamwork back there," Ragnar chuckled, resting his arm on his knee. "None of us said anything beforehand, but we all just instinctively knew what the plan was all about and contributed our part. Not bad at all for a first-time team, I would say."
"Yeah, I agree," Kirika added, sitting across from him. "Just an hour ago, I wouldn't have been able to pull something like that off. But after being told a speech about confidence by a certain someone… I felt the boldness needed to make that move."
"Oh? A certain someone?" Ragnar lifted an eyebrow in curiosity. "Cyanide doesn't seem like the type to give encouragement."
"Not him," Kirika said with a smile. "Dianna."
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