Hunter’s POV:
After appeasing Rosa of her suicidal wish as much as possible, she lets the subject drop, but she seems now to be looking at me with a bemused expression, her eyes darting between me and Ash with a telegraphed confusion. What’s wrong? I mouth at her, but she just shakes her head, looking at me with the same puzzled expression. I notice that her eyes are still looking between Ash and me and I see something inside me shift when I follow her eyes. Near us, he looks like he’s trapped in the fire’s flame, the golden colour of his eyes reflected in his eyes. “Are you okay?” I ask after a few seconds, seeing Ash look up.
He blinks at us where Rosa and I are still standing almost shoulder to shoulder, our wings still partially tangled in between each other. As I look, he murmurs ‘s
