--This Chapter is written in Ellie's POV--
Anna fell from the screen-wall behind us, crashing against the ground alongside a couple of destroyed screens.
Worried that she couldn't defend herself, I jumped to her side, drawing my bow while I watched the shadows that had entered the fifth floor.
At the slightest movement, they'd meet my arrows. And if that didn't stop them, I'd bring out my daggers and force them to back off.
Ellie: "Anna? Is... everything okay!?"
It took Anna a second to rise from her knees, using her sword to support herself.
With her eyes still closed, she let out a deep sigh. Despite spitting blood from her mouth, she smiled.
I couldn't understand why she seemed calmer than when we were fighting Ceres. But even seeing her like this didn't dispel my worries.
Anna: "Yeah... Just got a broken rib, is all."
She lightly pressed her skin, as if to prove it didn't hurt.
