The curious head finished her portion and began licking the empty dish with stubborn optimism. Beside her, the middle had fallen asleep again, while the right remained upright and watched the humans with quiet attention.
Martin rested his forearms on the table. "We don't know whether he was the only one."
"The system treated Beastslayer as a class path," Alexandra said. "If one player reached it, others can too."
"Just Die already knows bonded beasts matter to us. Anyone watching our fights can see that Angel and Kumoe aren't cosmetic pets."
Elisebeth curled her fingers around the edge of the table. "What are we supposed to do, then? Hide them every time someone suspicious comes near us?"
Kumoe's right head turned toward her.
Elisebeth caught the look and sighed. "Yes, I heard how stupid that sounded."
