Bab 77: Aftermath of The Giant

"Once again...I'm riding piggyback. I didn't even...do this when I was a kid, so why am I doing it...so often now?"

Yawning between every few words, Ren questioned this situation that he seldom wanted to occur, propped up against Sirius' back with his arms slumped over the man's shoulders.

"Just sleep already, you need to recover all of that mana you spent."

"--I would've slept if you didn't make me so sick...sliding down the mountain like that with me as your passenger...I thought I was going to die...for sure."

Another drawn out yawn left the exhausted young man's mouth, pelting against the back of his companion's head.

"I don't mind giving you a lift like this, buddy...but can you try not to yawn against my head? Not to be rude...but clearly you haven't been keeping up with your dental hygiene."

"--Excuse me? We've been out in the wilderness the past two days! Sorry I'm not a sparkly, clean human!"