You have no idea how much I had to suffer to get this chapter out. No idea.
Absolutely none.
And my editors are great people.
And are absolutely not planning to kill me for whatever reason.
Absolutely not.
None at all.
"You know, you don't have to accompany me." Artyom says to Alissa who has once again attached herself to his arm. "I'm just here to make sure you don't get lost," she says with a forced smile as she looks around the dimly lit streets and the many [Pirates] walking around the docks.