Burning Fumes

"I'll tell you everything I know and what we saw but... I want you to take us with you," Flamme said.

A moment later, the naked Sirene popped her head up from beneath the covers and chimed in too. "Y-Yeah, me too," she added.

Rune shook his head.

"Not happening. You two only survived because your other members sacrificed themselves so you could escape. That means that whatever you encountered in that dungeon was clearly too much for you to handle." He took a breath before continuing. "I don't need any extra baggage. I'll be going into that dungeon whether to tell me or not so I suppose it doesn't really matter."

It was a harsh thing to say to the two girls who had just lost their friends and party members, but it was necessary. The Mountain Abyss Bull was a difficult opponent. If this new beast was anything like that then he couldn't afford to worry about protecting.