Instinctively, she jumped away, but that meant that she was no longer holding Sky's sword down. Sky didn't give Kris a second glance, even though Kris was laughing in an evil, 'I'm going to kill you' sort of way. Saylor's former cohorts exchanged glances, wondering if they should intervene.
Saylor was losing badly, but it was by no means a fair fight. Saylor tripped, landing on her back in the water, her sword flying out of her hand. Sky and Kris stood over her, and she closed her eyes. "Oh, Tyla, please fix it right now…" she said, and she got her wish.
"What the-?" Sky asked, looking very disoriented. He looked at Kris, who raised her sword, preparing to bring it down on Saylor's face. Saylor opened her eyes to see Sky fighting Kris, and Kris becoming even more unhinged.
"Thank you, Tyla!" Saylor whispered, picking up her sword. She stepped behind Kris, and she aimed a thrust at the other girl's back, but Kris blocked it. Sky and Saylor gradually forced her backwards, out towards the deeper water. Then Kris took a step back, and there wasn't a block there. She fell under the water, and she didn't come back up.
Saylor stared down at the deep ocean that had claimed the ex-Sky Army Lieutenant, then she remembered. "Tyla!" Saylor ran back through the water, up onto the beach, and towards the portal Tyla had gone through.
Tyla weakly opened her eyes. Someone was carrying her. She struggled weakly, and she heard Sky say "It's alright, squid girl." Sky? Ah! No! Tyla started to struggle, and she felt Sky put her down. Opening her eyes farther, she saw someone else's face.
"Saylor?" Tyla asked. The last she remembered, she had passed out in the Nether… "You're alive!" Saylor said, hugging Tyla hard around the middle. "Easy, Campbell, we don't know if she's broken anything or not." Sky said reproachfully.
"Nnh…" Tyla managed to say. She hurt all over. Why had she thought that that was a good idea? She groaned, and Sky went to pick her up again. Then she blacked out.
This campfire was unusual. The Sky Army and Tyla had declared a temporary truce, but Tyla still found it odd to be sitting with Saylor and Sky and all the others with none of them telling her off for liking squids.
Speaking of liking squids… Saylor stood up. "Sky…" She took a deep breath. "I'm leaving." The whole campfire went silent. Sky stared at her. "What?" he asked. "I'm leaving." Saylor repeated. "I quit. Squids aren't as bad as I thought. I'm not going to kill them anymore."
This raised a whole host of jeers and insults from the Sky Army, but Saylor walked away. Tyla stood up and ran after her, finally catching up with her on the beach. They stood there for a minute, not talking, then Saylor said "I suppose I really am in cahoots with you now."
Tyla laughed, then she said "Maybe, but I'm glad you decided to change sides. It was uncomfortable when you worked for Sky." Saylor nodded. "And I didn't really hate squids when I joined. I just thought it sounded cool."
Tyla put her hand on Saylor's back. "Well, that's over now. Good night." Tyla walked along the beach to her house, but after a few steps, she stopped and smiled. "Yes, you can stay with me." She said, and Saylor followed her home, almost like a talkative puppy. Or maybe a squid.