Chapter 15 – Divide and Conquer - Part 5

 

Dropping inches away from where the Crystal exploded around us, I'm shocked as it's inches from piercing my face. I notice that Lord Tooj has grabbed my back collar, dragging me back ever so slightly.

 

"Did you have to perform that time reversal to pull me out of the way?" I ask with a worried expression.

 

He gives a slight smirk as exhaustion shows clearly on his face, inquiring how many times he rewound time and simply stating in reply that he lost count after 300, and everything became a blur.

 

"I see. Will the ice just go away on its own, or are we running on skates the entire way or what?" I inquire.

 

Giving me a confused look, he wonders what skates are and then simply replies that it's a good question.