Sworn Guardian_A LitRPGGameLit Adventure by T. L. Branson

Author:T. L. Branson [Branson, T. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2019-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Five

The clinking of a can rolling across the ground jostled me awake.

There wasn’t a whole lot of light in the room. I could see the moon through the open hangar bay, and a light flickered in the room on the other side the giant hole in the wall that Elsie had left when she’d ripped through it.

Suddenly, I realized that something was on top of me.

I turned and found Bella snuggled up close with her arm draped over my chest. Why she kept on pressing her relationship with me when I hadn’t reciprocated at all was beyond me.

I couldn’t blame her, though. We apparently had a history—a history I’d forgotten, but she certainly hadn’t. What had gone on between us before I left? It wasn’t like she was unattractive. In fact, quite the opposite was true. Instantly, I recalled the image of her standing in the palace in that cerulean blue dress, and a warmth stirred within me.

Yet, I couldn't help this nagging feeling in the back of my mind that was holding me back from reciprocating her advances. Her affection seemed like it was all an act to get close to me and betray me once again. The more I thought about it though, the more I realized it was a ridiculous notion. She’d had so many opportunities to stab me in the back, and she hadn’t taken any of them.

Maybe it was time to let my reservations go and see where this adventure took us.

I turned toward Bella and wrapped my arm around her.

No sooner had I pillowed my head, than the sound of breaking glass echoed in the distance, and my eyes shot open once more.

Stupid raccoon.

I was never going to get any sleep with that thing roaming around making noise. Plus, they were vicious creatures, and I wasn’t about to let the thing maul me in my sleep.

Lifting Bella’s arm off of me, I rolled away from her and gently set it down.

I climbed to my feet and glanced around the area. Izaiah sat apart from everyone as if he’d been on watch, though his slumped form told me he’d fallen asleep on the job.

My worries from earlier had subsided. It’s not like anyone was going to find us out here. Lucian shot down our plane several miles away, and they’d likely believed us to be dead, either because of the crash or in the ensuing fire that resulted because of it.

Besides, the sound had come from inside the facility.

I grabbed my bow and nocked an arrow. I could have used my magic to fry the little bugger, but I was trying to conserve my MP. I probably would have plenty of opportunity to regenerate whatever I used, but I felt like having some fun with my bow instead.

As I approached the double doors leading back into the facility, they slid open on their own.

Cautiously, I crossed the threshold, not wanting to spook the little guy and cause him to run away again.

As soon as I cleared the door, hands grabbed hold of my shoulders.

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