"Getting juiced up on pills and rare herbs his entire life did do well for something," Yara whispered into Yennefer's ear, sneering secretly. "More than that, though, I'm more surprised he has yet to bloat like a balloon and explode from all the stuff he intakes."
"Hum?"
Harlow could have sworn he heard someone say his name, but perhaps it was simply the wind.
Regardless, it was time to enter the Beast Emperor's cave. And whether anyone liked it or not, he'd be the one leading the charge. Naturally, he would also have first pick of all the best treasures.
"Come now, fellow brothers and sisters!" he shouted magnanimously. "Let us see what else this day has in store for us!"
*Thump, thump, thump!*
Into the torch-lined cave they went.
Yennefer and Yara hung back from the group, keeping their distance from the pungent aura of scum leaking off Harlow. As they walked, Yara kept pestering Yennefer about Knox Falazar, but Yennefer had no more slip-ups; her poker face was impeccable.
