There was a woman wearing light armor, a longsword at her waist. She looked like a warrior?
He Xi could sense Zoya's distinctive magical aura coming from her.
He let out a small sigh of relief. At least this time, he wouldn't have to deal with a bearded dwarf version of Zoya.
He even noticed that "his" gaze seemed to keep drifting toward the female warrior, intentionally or otherwise.
That put He Xi in a much better mood.
I just don't know what role I have this time.
Still, this is a pretty high vantage point. I can actually look the female warrior in the eye. I must be a big guy.
At any rate, as long as he wasn't a coward who could only run away like last time, he'd be fine.
"Captain?"
A teammate's voice came from up ahead, just as He Xi was congratulating himself on being the captain this time and thinking he might even be pretty powerful.
The female warrior turned around and asked, "How much farther do we have to go?"
He Xi stared at her face in astonishment. If he'd been able to control the body, he might have fallen off the Land Bird.
Those lively eyes, that pretty face—even though a little steel cap hid all her red hair, those features...
Annis???
Though he was a little surprised, He Xi was naturally glad to get clues about another target along the way.
But knowing that Zoya's consciousness was inside Annis made the whole thing feel absurd.
He pulled his thoughts together and noticed "himself" taking out a map.
"Not far now. About two hours, I'd say."
"The cave Zander wants to visit is nearby, too. We can stop by together when we get there."
"Okay." Annis nodded, then turned around and continued