The skeleton crew on deck didn’t seem concerned about the waves on the deck so she hadn’t been concerned either, not until she was swept overboard and saved by a pirate ship.

They haven’t gotten along since he betrayed her, but now she’s hurt as a result of them being out of sync.

He will fix that, even if all she wants is to fight. Fighting usually leads to something else anyway.

“Say it again,” she said. “Just so I’m sure.”

“I consent.”

Unrei didn’t feel any different for a heartbeat, for two, he began to wonder if she’d use her power at all when he felt it explode in his body. He let out a heedy moan at the feelings coursing through him.