Callum
What's the worst that could happen
Fortunately for them both, Callum is cool under pressure. He doesn't even glance Flora's way as she calls out a mischievous compliment, although he does grin in reply. "Maybe that's the goal," he shouts over the soundless hiss of the Shadow Serpent. "'Daring mercenary ensnares beautiful queen' - makes for good publicity." He looses a second shot, then ducks behind Flora's outcropping, brushing his hair out of his eyes with one hand as he winks in her direction.
Then he's reloading again, the movements quick and efficient. Peering out from behind their rock, he marks the general vicinity of the snake. "Any chance you know where the damn thing's heart is?" he asks. "The quicker we take it down, the better." And the less likely it is to get off a strike that might hurt or kill either Callum or Flora - who he is, unfortunately, now honor-bound to protect, thanks to her coin in his pocket.
Then he's reloading again, the movements quick and efficient. Peering out from behind their rock, he marks the general vicinity of the snake. "Any chance you know where the damn thing's heart is?" he asks. "The quicker we take it down, the better." And the less likely it is to get off a strike that might hurt or kill either Callum or Flora - who he is, unfortunately, now honor-bound to protect, thanks to her coin in his pocket.
When two worlds collide
