“At first, I was really put off by the brutality. I took a shower and relaxed myself, thinking it over, though. The scales have risen astronomically, and we appear to be in a… well, all-out war, where the rules of reality are completely different than what I originally thought. I’ve come to accept that. Leeroy here helped me calm down too,” she said softly.

Zaros smiled, watching as she ran her fingers through the cat’s fur. He relaxed a little, taking a seat on the edge of ...