Round 131 Transcript

I watch Hera strain against bonds she can't see, frustration evident despite her silence—someone who hates being helpless almost as much as I hate grand heroics that end in pointless sacrifice. Abby's whimper draws my attention back to Jeane. The succubus is unstable, using her power too freely again, and now she's considering something monumentally stupid. "Jeane," I say, voice flat, "if you breach that tunnel alone, you'll burn out halfway through and be helpless. We need to exploit their weakness together, not throw you at them like a suicidal meat shield."