"About time!" I shook my head. "I've killed more monsters than I can count."
Lapia nodded, "True. That's just how it works, unfortunately. You needed a large amount of E'er."
I sighed, "Yeah. Let's go back inside."
Lapia used fire magic to burn the blood off the ground, then we left the patio.
Back inside the palace, we walked in silence towards the room where the King was resting.
After turning a corner, Lapia sighed and spoke up.
"You know... I don't mean to impose my values on you."
I turned to her with a fair amount of confusion, "Where is this coming from?"
"The torture thing," she shrugged.
"Ah," I nodded. "Not a problem. Freedom of thought and all that."
"I had figured being with you meant that at some point I'd see you going about the task of protecting," she bit her lips. "But I didn't know it'd be so..." she struggled to find the words.
Her voice tickled my ears and I listened with religious attention.
"Uncompromising?" I offered.
