Bab 198: Counter Measures - Part 4

"What about you?" Nila said, turning the subject to Beam, now that they'd both said their piece. "How come you were passed out in the middle of the road like that? And what's with the wounds on your back? Those were claw marks, right? They were huge!"

Judas nodded along with her. "I'm interested too. What the fuck could wound you as you are now, when you gave that evolved hobgoblin what for? You're even stronger than you were back then, aren't ya? I can smell it on you."

"Ah… Yeah, I suppose it was a busy night. Sorry for worrying you," Beam said. "I was planning to get some sleep once I got back into the village, but I guess I must have just fallen asleep earlier than I was hoping to."

"And you weren't eating," Nila said. "I can tell. You've just been working, haven't you? Hurry up then, what did you spend the day in the forest doing? Did you learn anything?"