Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Depth Date. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own Azur Lane, Shanghai Manjuu, Ximen Yongshi and a few others do.
The second Warden entered the room he shared with A; she threw herself at the Hydra. He blinked and almost collapsed before his tendrils lashed out to support his weight.
"I THOUGHT SHE KILLED YOU!" Warden didn't know how to respond to A at times. She was just too confusion when it came down to things, and that made it a lot harder to focus on the important parts of life.
He did honestly question how long the Siren had spent waiting for him to come back. he was surprised how quickly A could go from serious spy to dorky girl though.
Then again? Spies were supposed to be good at facades, which made a lot more sense considering A was based off a shellfish while he was based off an octopus.
"Why would Arbiter kill me?" Warden questioned, unsure as to what the logic behind killing someone she clearly wanted.
It was now she knew though he wouldn't just bend to her will. She went from being interesting and curious to sadistic and acting like she deserved his power. A didn't show any interest in him as a warrior, more as a person. It made him question just how to counter her.
He had Purifier on his side, it was easy to convince someone who lived to fight to enjoy a good battle… it was how he could defy Arbiter without her bringing the entire group down upon him and A.
"Because she's mad at you? she tore through the base ranting and raving about something related to you… I didn't get the gist of all of it, but I understood enough." A stated, Warden raised an eyebrow at this.
Arbiter caused a rampage through the base? He had taken a different path, so it was clear he could have missed her, but if she tore a swath of devastation through the base and beyond? Well, it was now entirely clear A was correct as he could hear faint shouts of anger.
"Ah… never mind, me and her just had… disagreements about how I'm being deployed and all that." A shifted her weight on her seat, glaring at her friend and crush.
Warden turned to the side, unsure how to hide his thoughts from A. she never once allowed him to hide anything, did she? She always knew and always could know, a spy like her was a very rare thing when it came down to it.
"Yes, 'disagreements'... like me disagreeing with how stupid you can be to challenge Arbiter and expect this to go well for you? she's the empress of the Sirens. She didn't get that position just because she was given it. she's sneaky, she's cunning, Arbiter crushes people and turns them into grunts lapping at her feet." A crossed her arms, Warden hummed and shrugged.
He had the power to challenge her, just not the charisma to lead. That was something he could acquire down the road if it came down to it, but that was beside the point.
He had to get back to hunting down the rebels and taking them apart. They had taken a Siren/Alliance base which was located upon a supply route for new drones and food.
If they kept it? they would strangle the alliance and Siren lines as they had to learn about another path, by which the rebels may be bold enough to simply launch another assault.
And of course, Arbiter had allowed this to happen just to get A hurt so she could try and cozy up to Warden. She knew he was beginning to tire of these annoying attempts to curry favor with him simply because he was strong enough to oppose her.
What was it with people being attracted to power so much? it wasn't like he was one of the strongest beings in the galaxy. He was still with his limits on what he could do and what he could handle in a fight.
"Do you always have to stare into space?" she questioned, poking his head with her tendrils and causing the male Siren to roll his eyes in amusement.
"Only if it gets you slightly annoyed like that, then yes. I do… because it's adorable to see you that flustered." He got her to puff out her cheeks before he like always, playfully patted her head, causing no shortage of amusement at her antics.
If there was one thing he liked about A? it was how over the top and petty for a spy she could be. The woman just didn't like to lose when it came down to it.
He actually wondered if she was willing to oppose Arbiter if it meant not losing him… now THAT was a terrifying thought when it came down to it.
"Your spacing out again, aren't you?" This caused an amused sigh to come from Warden.
Author notes
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out that these chapters might be a little infrequent. Next chapter is going to be in 2-4 weeks and will end up showing Warden's plans to try and take over the base and A talking to Purifier about Warden. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
Ps: I might make another Azur Lane story next week and more anime stories then.