"Strange things?" Mia asked. The harsh glare Diogo threw her was like a slap to the face. She wasn't to talk unless spoken to.

But Zel just laughed and shrugged. "Quite the tongue on you."

Mia gulped. Yeah, a stupid tongue, and it was probably going to get her killed if she didn't get control of it. The spikes outside were not a pleasant memory she was keen on revisiting.

Again Zel laughed, and guided Mia to turn around and follow her as Zel walked past her and Diogo, one hand and its long claws still on her shoulder.

"You may go, Diogo," Zel said. "You will be rewarded for...