The Impending Darkness

Achilles recounted everything that occurred after Mina called the sisters. The girls' faces inevitably turned more serious the more he told. After a few minutes or so, Sia uttered in a surprised tone:

"...It's a miracle that you two manage to pull that off mere moments away from being discovered."

Luna added with a snap of her finger.

"Yeah, that was some quick thinking of you."

Achilles shifted his gaze to the sleeping Mina and then grinned a bit.

"It's thanks to Mina, really. I could have never pulled that off by myself."

Luna seemed a little proud for some reason which made Achilles raise his eyebrows.

'Miss, I was complimenting your sister, not you. What's with the prideful look?'

Shaking his head a little, he decided to change to another topic.

"So, should we go and meet him to agree to his request now or do we wait a few more days?"

Sia contemplated for a while, then said: