this time i won't fall so free

Spider first greeted him with a smile, and then seemed to change their mind. Worry rippled across their face, startling Cit. He leaned back, not sure what he had done wrong until Spider suddenly pushed the smokey thing they were holding in the ground and squashed it. The fact that Spider hadn’t answered his question didn’t go unnoticed.

He let Spider shoo him on, though he looked back over his shoulder too. To where Spider had squished their… whatever it was. He tried to remember exactly where it was, so he could go back and investigate later. Just in case Spider wasn’t very forthcoming with answers.

“Ohhh, you want me to keep a secret.” Citadel said, suddenly lighting up with interest. “What’ll you pay for me to keep quiet?” Oh yeah, he was going to milk this for all it was worth.


"Citadel Fatalis"