Chapter 570

• Acelina let out a long, harsh hiss, and the aura faded away. Caera, Jes, and Dao finally turned around, as if the invisible lure pulling them further into the tunnel had blinked out of existence. Muscles relaxed, panting and growling quietened until inaudible, and soon the only noise was the two impas and two gremlas tearing up bodies. They were hungry.
• "Holy shit," David said, pushing himself back up to his feet. "First time in a while I didn't get hurt in a fight."
• Daoka hopped back to him and hugged him, straight on, and he almost fell over. But she kept her grip tight around him and chirped into his ear as she squeezed hard enough his lungs stopped working. He had to pat her back a few times to get her to stop, and she rubbed her horns against his head and hair as she chirped some more.