Chapter 24

Once the portal was closed, Lily whipped around at Eulalie and snarled. “What the fuck do you think you were doing out there, risking yourself? You are the last of your kind, La-la! Your life is not worth risking!”

“I’m sorry, but the two of you were gone for over an hour. This was supposed to be the equivalent of a smash and grab!” Eulalie put her hand reassuringly on the magical weapon. She had rescued it from imprisonment on another world a few months ago, and it typically spent its days roaming around the forests of Oregon. The weapon was alive, in its own way, and heavily favored time with the Arachne. “So excuse me for fucking caring!”

“Both of you, chill.” Dana moved between the two of them. “Eulalie, I appreciate how worried you were about us. We’re the Away team. This is what we do, even if we suck at it sometimes. Thank you for the assist. We were in a bit of trouble and you spared us a lot of bloodshed.”

Eulalie’s lip twitched, but she said nothing. She