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Fighting those was better than getting in the middle of this.

The air became cold, as if a cold breeze had just picked up.

Vroto kept his stance, ready to strike.

"You\'re not useful to DiveCore anymore, since you refuse to do what you were hired to. Not only you refuse to perform your duties, you\'re failing your team and letting them needlessly die. You\'re incurring us heavy losses here."

"Wow, a real company\'s dog. You want a treat?"

He started walking forward, his undivided attention locked-in on her.

"All of this because of that fucking giant?!"

"Do you think you live the way you do for nothing? You think having the \'title\' of sovereign makes you useful to DiveCore? You could be the strongest warrior in the company, and they would still get rid of you for being this useless."

"You\'re delusional. Do you know how many of us there is?! They\'re lucky I spawned here, and that I chose to stay with them."

Vroto could barely believe his ears.

"The fastest horse with a broken leg doesn\'t get a treat, Evie. You should know that. You\'re not running anymore, and so I guess it\'s time to put you down."

Evie\'s shock expression was a sight for sore eyes, on Vroto\'s side.

Her hands were slightly trembling, as she held them up toward Vroto.

"What the fuck do you know?!"

"I know you\'re scared."

"What th-"

"I\'ve been there too, but not for the same reason. When your life actually hangs in the balance, it feels different. I know you don\'t want to deal with the giant, but you have to."

"I\'m not scared of-"

"-However. There is only so much delaying you can do. The company will want to know if their horse has a broken leg. If you do, you\'ll be put down, you understand that, right?"

"What?! Of course, I know..."

Vroto crossed his arms on his chest, while shaking his head.

Evie\'s hands were still trembling, while her toes gripped the dirt.

"Get dressed, we\'re dealing with the giant," he said, turning around.

"What?! Now you\'re scared of me?!"

He ignored her comment, and tilted his head left, dodging the poorly tossed icicle sent his way.

"You have fifteen minutes to get dressed and ready to move."

Evie stood there, watching Vroto leave, holding her stance.

In a sudden self-conscious surge, she realized she was barely wearing anything out in the open.

She looked left and right, catching soldiers glancing at her.

"You better forget what you saw, or I\'ll kill you myself."

Most of them heard her, but those who didn\'t saw the expression she had.

She put her gloves back on, and rubbed her hands together.

Those gloves were the only thing allowing her to somewhat live normally.

Mori\'s curse made her life miserable for a long time, until they finally found an artisan that could make the gloves and an enchanter to hold the curse back.

His [Mida\'s Touch] curse made everything she even brushed against turn to ice.

Her own clothes would turn to ice, her food, the cup she would drink out of, it was hell.

She had to do everything with one hand, and sleeping in her bed normally was out of the question.

She had to sleep in a suspended bed for a long time, her arm hanging out in the open, just so nothing turned to ice.

It mattered little, ultimately, as she would turn while sleeping, forcing her to strap herself to her bed.

Getting rid of that curse was hard, many tried and failed.

As she put her gloves on, she glanced around.

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Everyone was doing pretty good, all things considered.

She headed toward the tent, exhaling in relief when Vroto was nowhere to be seen.

She punched her bed, as she walked next to it, to reach the wardrobe further.

She looked for something to wear, she had plenty of options. She did have a fitting armor, that would work well for battle.

It was mainly made of hard leather and leather. Everything was enchanted and made extra light.

She wasn\'t the physical type, and easy movement was prioritized over blocking hits.

She wouldn\'t last long taking hits, with or without armor, so prioritizing spell-casting was simply worth it.

That armor was the most balanced one, yet she almost always opted for the robes.

It made little difference, in her eyes, both were enchanted, and one was prettier.

Her approach, while stupid to a lot, wasn\'t completely wrong.

She knew she was giving up more resistance, but she had little need for it.

The best defense could be offense, after all.

Once she put on the robe she felt matched the day\'s vibe best, she chose her shoes and started brushing her hair.

Vroto was on the other side of the tent, waiting.

He could\'ve walked in, rushing her to finish, but just having her actually getting ready was a win, in his mind.

He leaned against a tree, in thought.

"It\'s getting closer to the city, sir, if we don\'t..."

He quickly waved his hand, dismissing the soldier that had just approached him.

"But-.."

"We\'re leaving soon. Get the party assigned to the giant ready."

"Yes, sir."

As he finished his sentence, Evie finally exited her tent.

"Finally," he said.

"Shut up."

She walked past him, giving him the cold shoulder as they both headed toward where the giant was sighted.

They had set up camp in a forest, waiting for the cursed humans to reach them rather than seeking them out.

Walking through that forest was like witnessing a canvas describing the whole battle.

The further they went, the cleaner it was. The battle had started according to plan, but as they got further through their ranks, it became dirtier and uglier.

What they had now, was only the last standing cursed humans, easily dealt with by the soldiers.

As they exited the battle area, the forest looked almost untouched by life.

Soldiers quickly marched to catch up to them, following in their footstep as they headed toward the last enemy they had to deal with in this area.