Astredian could tell that Elise wanted to fight. She wanted to shout, and throw things, and remind them all, once again, that she was not inept or stupid - just pregnant. But that was the heart of the matter, wasn’t it? She was pregnant, and this dungeon was not within the realm of safe adventuring that she ought to be participating in.
He knew it, Ichigo knew it, everyone knew it. Even Elise knew it, which is why she ultimately leaned back in her chair, arms crossed over her chest, and sank into one of her silences. Her face sank as well, shifting into a hollow expression that was painful to look at. So, he didn’t look at her. He turned his attention to Ichigo instead, as the cleric jumped right into his ideas for tackling the Necromantic Temple.
It was a dungeon that the paladin had p
