Vera reacted to Aravi’s voice and looked up at her. She moved her hand from her face, and Aravi couldn’t help but flinch. Vera’s eye was destroyed.
“I can't see with this eye. It'll be fine.”
Darnand announced that he was going to search for Kayla. Aravi nodded to him and turned back to Vera.
“We must press onward.”
“We must. But I don’t know if you should come with. Your eye is gone. Nobody here knows the magic needed to repair an injury like that. My magic would seal your wound, which would only guarantee the total loss of your eye.”
Darnand returned and reported he didn’t find anything to indicate Kayla’s whereabouts. Dead or alive.
Aravi sighed. This was a catastrophe. Her better judgment told her to turn around now. A member was lost, another seriously injured.
I can’t leave Kayla without knowing.“Anyone that wants to turn around now, may do so, but I am going to find Kayla.” She looked at Vera. “I can’t make you leave, but you risk much if you remain with me. You will be at a disadvantage in any fights, and you may not be able to repair your eye if you wait.”