Chapter 62. Unknown Beast

Eir’s POV

“Eir! Finally!” He beamed, but I still just stared at him.

What is this? But before I could answer, a rather clumsy figure crawled over the ship’s railing and fell over on the deck. She bounced right up again and scanned the people on deck.

“Maya!?”

She squealed and clapped her hands before running over and throwing herself around my neck. I hugged her back before I grabbed her shoulder and held her out in front of me, giving her a thorough look over.

“Oh God! What happened to you? Are you okay?”

I couldn’t help throwing Tew a suspicious side glance. Even if she was smiling, bright as the sun, she looked like she’d been beaten. Her lip was swollen and had a deep cut that seemed to have just closed up. Red and blue marks around her throat, small shapeless bruises, and small cuts down her arms, shoulders, and on her cheeks. My hand gently brushed against her swollen cheek, scared it would hurt her.

“I am fine, really