The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)

by Matt Dinniman

Mordecai: I’m helping Katia with this because she’s become my friend. No, more than that. She’s part of my family. She’s one of the most powerful crawlers in the game, and everyone is better off with her here. Plus it’s the right thing to do. It’s what good people do. When someone falls, you hold out your wing, and you help them back up. You, Carl, you’re helping her for the same reason. That, plus you have this sense of honor that’s going to get you killed. I know you love Katia... I felt a strange panic rise up in my chest as he paused. Mordecai: But I also know you love Donut more. Carl: No. We’re not doing this. Not now. Mordecai: Son. I can’t have this conversation with Donut, but this needs to be said. The right thing to do is to help Katia. Yes. But the smart thing, and the safe thing is to step back and let her self-destruct. We’re helping her because that’s what we want to do. But we have to look at the facts. It’s either her or Donut. She thought she found a solution to the problem with the Crown of the Sepsis Whore, but she’s the one who self-sabotaged it. It’s not your fault. It’s not Donut’s fault. And honestly, it’s not Katia’s fault. Some breaks aren’t clean. Carl: No. We’re not giving up on her, and I don’t want you to bring it up again.