Chapter 137 (2/2)
Each slow step she took toward er I looked down as her foot was just inches away from mine I couldn’t look her in the eye
Suddenly,them close to her
“Give me some time,” she whispered as drops of tears landed on our hands “I’iveshattered around my body, a wave of happiness and relief washed overon ReadReadNovelFullonlinecom
“Of course,” I nodded, unable to look at my mother for fear that I’d cry as well
“Brother! Brother!” my sister chirped as she held Sylvie in her arms “Say hi to rasp, I cleared iant mana beast
“Your B-Boo?” I repeated incredulously, looking at my sister and back at Virion and Aldir I knew that the ed to my family
“Yup!” she nodded “Boo, say hi to Brother!”
Boo and I locked gazes for a second until thedown atan arm, I immediately willed round below my feet cracked
I stared atdown on rabbed the beast’s wrist and pulled down, bringing him down to my eye level
“Boo just wanted to see if you were as strong as I told hied as her bond struggled to free hirasp “Bad Boo!”
“Wait Ellie, you can talk to this beast? Are you bonded to it?” I sputtered The strength of this mana beast had surprised me, but the fact that it was able to converse h-level beast
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“Lord Windsoave this uys departed to Epheotus”
“No, he did notof the sort,” I shook my head, still in a daze at the turn of events “So Windsoiant stuffed animal to my sister so what, she can ride it out to battle?”
Boo let out a disgruntled sniff at my words
“Yes, I called you a teddy bear,” I retorted, still holding onto his paw
“No, he was just a baby when Windsoh I have to say, Boo grew quite fast over these past two years”
“I’ll say,”to himself
“Well, I’m sure you would like to catch up with your family, Arthur, but let’s make it after our discussion,” Aldir voiced in a serious tone “Your faht it would be in your best interest”
“Right Thank you,” I nodded, turning back to ave everyone, except for Boo, a hug, and followed Virion and Aldir down the narrow corridor to theanother look back at Boo ‘Do you want me to beat him up for you?’
‘I can take care of hi down to pet uarded rooe circular table It was only the three of us inside the rather blandly decoratedarea so there were quite a bit of ehout
“Just us?” I looked around “What about the kings and queens, and the lances? I thought I’d at least be seeing Directory Goodsky here”
The asura, Aldir, pulled back the hood that had covered lowed in the center of his forehead He first looked to Virion and nodded at hirandfather turned to me, I noticed just how tired and burdened he looked compared to hoas before the war “Cynthia is currently in a state of self-induced slumber to cope with the effects of the curse she had activated by disclosing intel on the Alacryans”
“It’s that bad?” I exclaimed The report that Windsom had shown me did mention of the director’s condition, but never to the point of her being in a comatose state
“Mhmm,” the elderly elf nodded sole later, but I’s you’re curious about”
I nodded in reply as I went through all of the questions I had on my mind For each question I bombarded the two leaders of this ith, they patiently answered back I learned that, whileheld here for protection, the Helstea fa his resources in trade to assist the war efforts It was a bit worrisoer, but it seeetting involved anywhere close to where the real battles were
As for the for and queen of Sapin, the two reported back to the castle every now and then, but they’d actually been spending ain the allegiance of the dwarves for this hile Curtis and Kathlyn Glayder did what Tess had done—joined or et some experience in real battle for the actual war
“Hasin the war as well?” I quizzed
“Your father has,” Virion answered “But, I told him to restrain himself until either you returned or until Eleanor is a bit older He was insistent on helping out, but I ine if hed
As Virion continued explaining the status of the war and ies imple idly atto hi the matter, my boy?” Virion queried “You’ve been awfully quiet”
“It’s nothing,” I suys actually broughtas you wanted to keep your own granddaughter in the dark about everything And I know you didn’t just bring me here so that I could meet my family”
“Yes Well, Tessia is aently in order to make a contribution in this war…” Virion’s voice trailed off
“But, you still worry for her safetyelse,” I finished for hi her way up to the main battle was just a way to stall for tih, Virion nodded “Can you blame me?”
I shook ” “How bad is this ‘aze between the two figureheads of this war
“As of now, the ht is at the Wall, where a fortress had been built that spans across the Grand Mountains Not a single mutant or Alacryan soldier has been able to leave the Beast Glades so far thanks to this defense line” Despite the good news, Virion let out a deep breath
“I’d like you to weigh in here just based on e told you so far,” Aldir voiced in a tone that suggested he was testing ht for a uys have dealt with so far, it seems like the Alacryan Army’s plan is to somehow infect certain mana beast leaders so that they can control the beasts to lead their own hordes to fight for the hidden teleportation gates set up by spies to bolster the size of their soldiers here on Dicathen adds up to be a pretty dangerous fighting force”
“Agreed,” Aldir acknowledged
“But it’s suspicious” I studied Aldir and Virion’s faces “I mean, I understand that the Beast Glades is the perfect territory for them to establish, especially if they have a few S class or SS class htforward If none of theh this defense, it either er, or that they’re stalling for time And by the look on your face, Virion, I’d say it’s the latter”
“Evidence that has coo has confirreed, a sympathetic tone in his voice “Now, Arthur I can’t have you bla yourself for what I’m about to tell you”
“What is it?” I raisedfrom underneath the table and slid it over to me
They were pictures of an abandoned shi+p By the structure and fra like this before
“It’s not the Dicatheous, if that’s what you’re wondering,” Aldir explained “After seeing this, the artificer, Gideon, finally adenious idea of the so-called ‘steaine’ he was so proud of”
I looked over the pictures onewhat ured out
“That was a shi+p built by the Alacryans using your designs,” Virion revealed, his voice grim
Before I had the chance to respond, the dark wooden door to theroom suddenly flew open as an armored soldier desperately stumbled into the rooreeted hurriedly, still trying to catch his breath
“What is it?” Virion asked ihted, Co the western coast” The soldier’s voice quivered in restrained fear “The sh-shi+ps”