Entwine ( MATURE 18+♡)

17. Spider? Smash!.. Wrong smash!

Oh my God, I'm basically a house cat, I sighed internally. My job is to keep an eye out for pests, I get carried around, fed, and sometimes I get some heavy petting. I'm unsure what to do with this information.

"Sleep here." He said patting his back.

The only other option was the ground, which was cluttered with decaying wood and moist, smelly dirt. Not exactly a 5-star inn. Fuck it, all aboard.
....

"NO! NO! NOOOO!"

I woke to the sound of angry ranting. My arms and legs dangled on both sides of Kyrio and my head rested on the spider portion. My eyes were still closed. Oh good, Nephilo wasn't dead dead. I thought turning my face in a different direction to sleep longer.

"Calm, Nephilo." Lykos asserted.

"You want me to be calm?!" He screeched. I heard the sound of tearing, and looked back eyes open. What the Hell is he ripping?

Looking up he was tearing himself out of the dead layer of his skin.

"Take it easy. The skin is still delicate."

"I can't believe you! It was bad when Kyrio fell but now you're under her thrall too?" He said feircly trying to escape the pressing layer.

"It's not for you to concern yourself." Lykos cut him off.

"It is my concern!" He argued. " my life is entangled with all of yours! If your priority changes how can i be unaffected?"

"The mission continues." Lykos assured him.

"The mission continues? Does it?" Nephilo scoffed. "What happens when the terrain is to difficult, too dangerous? puts her at risk? I can tell you what you will do, You will change course delaying days. Days I and Audax cannot spare!"

"Don't weave me into this." Audax interrupted.

"Right. You have already set your sites on the Simian." Nephilo scowled and stopped struggling.

"Finish your molt." Lykos said walking away "we move out as soon as you recover."

I lifted my head up. My back bumping into Kyrios back.

"What are you looking at!" Nephilo spat.

I rolled my eyes and kicked my leg over the opposite side and slid off Kyrio. Both feet landing on the ground. Nephilo seemed to need some space and since he was basically frozen in carbonite like a star wars character, i figured I'd give him the log. I'm generous like that. Or maybe I just didn't want to be on the receiving end of his hissy fit, who's to say?

I picked up the backpack off the ground wiped it a couple of times and scrambled out the proverbial door after Lykos and Audax. Kyrio started to move as well although he wasn't in the same amount of hurry that I was.

The pace of our time felt slow unusually it was an all out rush but waiting on Nephilo to heal up was like a vacation. It was the middle of the day but everyone was up and about. Ever since we capsized the raft my sleeping schedule has not been right at all. Well not like it was right to begin with. These guys usually operate on a nocturnal schedule. Which does make it easier to see orb eyes in the dark at least for me and not get eaten by birds for them. Or maybe everything els is more active at night so they stay up all night to not get eaten by the things that walk around at night? I don't know.

I went to wash my clothes but found them already hanging, to my surprise... I looked at Kyrio with suspicion. But I would have woken up if he had been moving around since I was on his back.

I turned and looked at Audax who was practicing jabs with his spear. He noticed my glance and stopped what he was doing and waved at me beaming.
"How do I look?" He asked.