Shady

“Cu-sith.” Aeron sat back on his heels heavily. “Very dangerous— why are you out here alone?”

Aleth cracked his eyes open. “I’ll fucking squeal on you in an instant if you leave me, fucker. A deals a deal. I’m not feeding you to be fucked over.”

“Hmph.”

“Are you okay?”

Aeron staggered over to them and tried to bend down but ended up falling over, still not back to one hundred percent. He put his hand on their shoulder. “Ey. ...

“I thought the deal was I share with you and you help me escape?”

Aeron decided the spell had just knocked him silly. He had no idea what the troll was saying. But he staggered forward and squinted in the darkness. “Aw, fuck, Beck.” ...

“Hmph.” Aleth weakly took a sip of the stale ass water they gave him.

“What?” He rubbed his face, feeling dazed.

“No,” he spat. “I told the bastard to kill me but he’s having more fun this way.”

“Sorry!” He was still too loud but shook himself now that he could hear, clearing his throat and repeating at an appropriate tone, “sorry.”

"For now." His breathing was raspy and uneven. Who knew what the maniac had planned for him next?

"Thank you!" Aeron shouted too-loud, still unable to hear himself or anything else.

"Lucky me," Aleth croaked, closing his eyes and letting his head fall back against the wall.

Aeron waved, trying to get her attention and see if she was okay. He didn't have any idea at all how he was supposed to ask the troll to crush ...