NORI’S POV

It’s no surprise Milo chose these four to accompany us onto Spanish land to fight aliens for the first time. He opted for strength and experience in battle. I try not to show that I remain untrusting of Daichi and Ambrose, Weston’s two closest flunkies.

They mostly try to act as though they didn’t do the former princeps’ bidding like obedient toads. They left us on the field once, utterly abandoned, because they were told to. It may look like I’ve ...