Chapter 13 Sneak Peek! - Stormweaver II (Patreon)

Still no promise I'll have it out tomorrow, but I'm gonna try! My 2HG partner (a type of Magic: the Gathering game) has COVID, so my Sunday is no free too, so it shoooould be Monday at the lastest!

Otherwise, though, enjoy!

-Bryce

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“Rei!”

Aria’s voice was muffled, obstructed by the glass when she caught sight of him, but at her shout Viv, too looked up, then leapt to her feet. Grant was a little slower to stand, but not much, taking in Rei through the wall with a glower that seemed—for once—not remotely related to him.

“Rei!” Aria called again, having stepped away from Captain Dent to press her hands against the glass.

Inside the room, Ashton put her palm to another green emblem on the wall.

“Take it easy, Cadet. He’s fine.” Her voice seemed layered, and Rei realized a speaker in the hall was carrying her words through, probably using a coms system designed for quarantined patients or the like. “Look. See?” She glanced back at Rei. “Give them a wave if you can, Ward. Laurent’s been so worried that the Captain had to step out to calm her down.”

Rei, doing as we was told, lifted a hand to confirm, deciding it was best not to try and smile given the half-paralyzed nature of his face. The motion, though, seemed enough for Aria, because she sagged ever so slightly.

“You’re fine?” she asked, her own words carrying through clearly now as Dent looked on behind her, Viv coming to stand at her side with Grant a step behind. “You’re sure?”

Rei could only nod unsteadily.

“He can’t speak,” Ashton got out ahead of what looked to be another question. “Not until the morning. He’ll make a full recover, though, and you can do me a favor tomorrow and chew him out for pushing himself too far again.”

“Oh we will.” It was Viv who growled out in answer, glaring at Rei so intently he was pretty sure she would have eventually melted a hole in the wall. “That’s a promise, ma’am.”