Gambit

"Do watch your step, though, my friend," Nobiro hollers, tone taking on a more serious note. "The desert is said to possess strange powers, mystical gluttony known to consume the likes of you and me. And sanity is its most favored delicacy." - Rated M for mild gore and non-explicit sexual content, as well as morally grey themes. Cross-posted to Ao3 along with two other parts.