Quasit & Pearl (Pt. 55)

Quasit moved about the ship while an eerie sense of calm shrouded him. Whenever Pearl disembarked the Phengodidae, leaving him to his own devices, he'd feel surreal. Melancholic. As if he'd wink out of existence.

She'd been the one to bring him in. Give him a second chance when society'd given up on him. Without her, voices inside told him he'd spiral out of control again. Even her gift of Chattsworth would do little to anchor.

This time, though, he wasn't truly alone. The Mariri and the Yu Qi Queen were aboard. Inveterated in his living quarters.

Quasit headed there.