Rain was going to find the answer, whether she wanted to or not.
***
As night fell, so did she.
Rain collapsed on the ground, unmoving. This time, she remained motionless for far longer than yesterday.
It felt like her body had shut down.
She had never been so utterly beaten before, or exhausted so terribly.
And yet, she still continued to control her essence, never letting its current stop or slow down.
After a while, Tamar awkwardly crawled over to check on her. The Legacy girl helped Rain turn over, supported her to sit up, and shoved a strip of meat into her hands.
"Eat."
Rain smiled weakly and forced herself to take a bite.
The Tyrant had fallen behind in the latter half of the day. Her speed had been greater with the harness, and she had covered much more distance. It was still nowhere near enough to escape the pursuit, but at least they would survive another night.
Probably.
They even had some water left.
After quenching her thirst and consuming enough meat to refuel her depleted body, Rain sprawled on the ground and sighed.
"Ah. I'm going to be terribly skinny by the end of it."
Tamar stared at her with an incredulous expression.
"That's what you're concerned about?"
Rain considered laughing, but found the thought too tiring. In the end, she said:
"Why, of course. I want the Tyrant to be left hungry after it gobbles me up. Skin and bones, that sort of thing..."
The young Legacy remained silent for a few moments, then sighed.
"You have a very morbid sense of humor, don't you, Rani?"
Laying on the ground, Rain grinned.
"What can I say? If you live with wolves, you'll howl like a wolf. Someone has been a bad influence on me."
After a while, she added:
"...I'm sure I'm pretty delicious, though."
Tamar had her usual stoic expression on, but at that moment, it cracked a little.
Looking away, she suppressed a chuckle, and said in a serious tone:
"I'm sure you are."
As she did, Rain felt another radiant crystal being formed deep within her soul.
The melodious ringing was growing louder, and more frequent.