"Are you going down right away?"

Philon asked, as if reluctant to part ways so soon.

We could go down immediately, but there was no need to rush.

"Not sure. Maybe we should take a day to rest and resupply."

"Really?"

I felt a tug on my clothes from behind—it was Ray.

"What?"
"You didn’t say anything about staying."
"We’ll take a day to rest and resupply."

Ray still seemed a bit uneasy but released my clothes, understanding the logic.

"Then let’s book a place together. We’ve just returned from the third layer, so we could use the …