Clara looked around a bit as she walked back and...
There he was, standing alone in an empty tunnel, staring into the darkness, his SMG lowered.
"Kael?" she called, her green eyes wide with concern.
"Yeah?" He turned, his hazel eyes meeting hers, a flicker of confusion in them. "Where were you, Clara?"
She flushed, embarrassed, a cheeky smile breaking through.
"Got… distracted," she said, her tone playful, falling back into step beside him as they resumed their hunt, the tunnel's oppressive weight settling over them again.
"You smell funny," Clara said suddenly, her nose wrinkling behind her mask.
Kael raised an eyebrow, his grin returning.
"Funnier than the sewer's stench? That's a new one."
"No, I mean, you smell less like the sewers," she said, her voice teasing but curious, as if she'd caught something off about him.
