Chapter 295 - A familiar voice

Even after the warning Aiden gave to him, Drake didn't spend much time thinking about his answer. After merely a few seconds, the strict look on his face softened into a reassuring smile as he met Aiden's eyes with his own.

"Don't you worry about me, Aiden. Although I'm not as monstrously strong as you, I am a skilled swordsman, after all." He patted the hilt of his adorned sword hanging in its lustrous sheathe on his right. "Mort and I will be able to handle ourselves fine! I will stay with you, so just lead the way!"

"Hah… do as you want, but don't say I didn't warn you." Aiden sighed, not wanting to waste time arguing with him any longer. As dawn had already passed and they were marching further and further into the day, he wanted to hasten this last and hopefully not too long part of their adventure. 

Shifting his attention from the silver-haired prince, he turned to take in the ground floor of this towering structure carefully.