Chapter 78
The next morning, just before the sun rose, Rayden and Grah set out.
Rayden had slept surprisingly well atop the massive serpentine corpse. Too well.
He could not explain it, but he felt more energized than usual. His body was lighter. His mind sharper.
For a brief moment, he even considered bringing the snake along. It would make a perfect bed every night.
But that was impossible.
He had nothing to store a corpse of that size. Dragging it was not an option either. Something that massive would attract every unwanted eye in the forest.
And even with the combined strength of his entire beast army, Rayden doubted they could move it.
It was simply too enormous.
Too heavy.
He cast one last look at the dead beast, almost mournful.
Then his expression returned to its usual calm.
His fingers brushed the yellow orb hanging around his neck.
"Well," he muttered softly. "I got something out of it."
That was enough.
