Bab 31: An Honest, Simple, Regular Dungeon, Part Two

"I must say, if you are keeping something important to yourself, it is rather shameful, Neve." Erin pouted as she slithered toward Neve's position. Immediately as she saw the arrows, her tone softened. "Are you alright, though?"

"I'm fine," Neve replied. "I just- wait, what are you doing?"

Erin paused just as she'd begun to wrap a hand around one of the arrows. The second one she'd taken, which her body had not yet extracted.

"Hm? I'm going to pull the arrow out."

She said that with a slightly confused tone, as though her actions should have been obvious.

"N-No, you don't need to. I'll be fine."

"Huh? Nonsense," Erin replied. "You've been struck by an arrow. Its head could get loose in your body right now. Frankly, I'm impressed by how little pain you sound like you're going through, but we must extract it before it cuts your internal organs."

"No, seriously, trust me," Neve replied. "Just wait a moment."