Holly woke up to find Ruby and Quix both in the same room in wooden chairs on either side of her.
Quix smiled as soon as she made eye-contact with him and Holly looked away as her chest tightened.
She wanted to wallow in this warmth, but how could she? It wasn't real.
"Your slumber looked unpleasant. Was Death troubling you?" Ruby demanded.
Holly smiled at the other woman but shook her head. "No, it had nothing to do with him. At least not this time. Where is everyone else? I'm surprised I've been left alone with the big bad reapers."
Quix chuckled. "Eros is guarding just outside the door and that Dagon guy put some barriers around. No one can teleport in or out. He's still pretty upset over the whole attack earlier. He'll cool off eventually I guess."
"And Atropos?" Holly demanded
