Returning to the safe house after dropping off Ethan, who had helped them with the Grits, Sofia and Isabella burst in, laughing and recounting the wild events of the day they had and how much fun and exciting it was.
But as soon as they reached the living room of the safe house, their laughter faded into silence. They froze, staring at Arslan, whose clothes were torn and bloodied, and at Ryder, who lay beside him, looking like he was sleeping but they knew he was out cold by the look of his clothes.
Arslan had already used his [Healing Hands] skill to mend his own wounds and those of the unconscious Ryder, leaving the girls puzzled about what had happened to those two to be at this state.
They were ready to tell Arslan and the others about what had happened to them and how they met this guy named Ethan, but all of that seemed unworthy of telling as the story Arslan and Ryder had seemed more interesting.
