He had been the only man in his party, and before he realized it, he had started treating that position as a given. Of course, being the only guy came with its own problems. Each girl kept certain things private, and he could not casually ask them out for fun because it might sound like a date. Even so, his spot had never been threatened until now.
Worse, Martin noticed the feeling immediately. He could tell himself he was being practical. More players meant better dungeon runs, better coverage, better loot, and better odds of surviving whatever insane hidden content the academy threw at them next.
That reasoning made sense, but it did not erase the uncomfortable truth underneath it.
