Chapter 59

"...Evelyn?" Gianna finally asked in anxious disbelief, as if she was scared I was about to disappear before her very eyes. "Hi, Gianna," I replied with a loose smile, "How you feeling?" She made a singular squeak of disbelief in return, involuntary tears streaming down her face from her red rimmed eyes. "You're alive," Aurora mumbled simply, staring wide eyed like I was a ghost in human form. Nodding I chuckled exhaustedly, "Last time I checked." "B-but...The banshee...?" Mia stuttered, continuing to hold onto the tear-stricken Gianna. It dawned on me at that moment that the creature was still dangling from my partially concealed bow, so with a quick 'Oh!'-- I pulled it over my shoulder and dumped it down in front of me; it's now perpetually wet body landing on the laminated wood floor with a foul squelch. "I brought dinner," I declared casually, trying to offhandedly lighten the mood. A loud shriek left Aur