“We don’t have time to talk! We have to get out of here, now!”
I sliced through the whip binding Crimson Prodigy’s legs, then grabbed her arm and pulled her into a desperate rush out of the cave. Crimson Prodigy scrambled to keep up, but her legs tangled and she stumbled, collapsing on the rough ground.
“Get up! We have to move!” I urged, glancing back at the cave mouth.
“I can’t run like this!” she cried out, her voice raw. “Take off this
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