Chapter 45: Brave

"Are you sure?" Raine asked as she loudly chewed a thick piece of banana muffin that was freshly baked by Zin. It was delicious. She can't stop, even for a second. "You're saying that she is actually fine? Like, nothing happened, even after she was literally held captive?"

"Technically, she chose to go, so it wasn't even-" Dame had to stop mid-sentence; just looking at her, he could tell that Raine would bury him alive. Her glare was enough for the demon to shut her up. "I mean, yeah, that was totally it."

"I'd be more concerned about eating," Zin said. "You starved the entire day yesterday. Look at you. Between talking and munching away, you can't even decide."

"It's fine, Zin. I can do them both at the same time."

"I wish you hadn't."

Raine carefully put the muffin down and wiped her mouth with the napkin. She adjusted her posture and sat down elegantly before taking a sip of her warm tea. She hadn't tried camomile tea before, and it was not a taste that she enjoyed, but Zin had tol