Chapter 158 (1/2)

Chapter 158

Chapter 158: Covert

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Nico, Cecilia, and I re at the words printed on the fabric-like sheet of paper in our hands as we sat around the shoddy patio table

“W-We got in,” Iot in”

“Speak for yourself The only one Cecilia and I orried about was you, Grey,” Nico chortled, but even he couldn’t hide his exciterin

“I can’t believe it either,” Cecilia whispered, her voice tre, Cecilia?”

“N-No I just have so in my eye—that’s all”

I finally pried my eyes from the acceptance letter inher eyes with the ends of her sleeves, her usual crearatulations, you three,” Headmaster Wilbeck’s clear voice sounded from the entrance to the backyard

“Head up his letter for her to see like a trophy

“I’ll need to find so those letters up,” she s

Looking at the gentle suilt struck my chest She was the woman who raised oing away to a distant city “Heado? I can stay and help out at the orphanage! It’s no big deal I’ anyway like Nico and Cecilia; plus, it’s expensive and you’re getting old so—ouch!” I yelped, rubbingforehead

“I’ll take you to the acade you in your underwear er curled up, ready to flicka troublemaker like you has paid off and you want to what—stay here? Not on my watch”

“!” I protested, raising my hands to protect uess Mr Sever deserves one of these as well,” the head my best friend’s forehead with the speed and accuracy of a trained soldier

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“Ow! Grey! What gives!” Nico cried, vigorously rubbing his forehead in pain

I sle besidefor the first tiape, while even the headmaster was surprised

“Did she finally break?” Nico whispered, leaning close to my ears

I stabbed lued to the sight of Cecilia laughing My chest tightened and I felthot, but it was only when Cecilia realized that ere all staring that I realized I was blushi+ng, just like she was

I quickly turned around and stood up to avoid her gaze, stretching for no reason other than to draw attention away froh rin that er

“I’d better head back inside, kids School doesn’t start for a feeeks but et anything when one of the volunteers takes you all to town” The head door she’d co inside “And congratulations again, you three”

ARTHUR LEYWIN

inme out of my slumber The white clouds, still blurry from my unaccustomed eyes, slowly came back into focus as I blinked I peered down below and noticed that we’d just passed the Sehz Canal that flowed through Carn and Maybur City and into the western coast

led off the side of the base of my bond’s neck

my powers drained me more than I had expected but you definitely overexerted yourself,’</es to slow our descent

I let out a sigh that got swept away by the rushi+ng wind o head to head with a scythe</e; time is a luxury that we are fortunate to have We just need to reo </eainst a retainer alone’</eain, and besides, you saved the day there at the end,</e her scaled neck

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My bond didn’t reply, instead responding with a wave of frustration and helplessness that I could only chuckle at

We landed on the unsettled land just above the border leading into the Kingdom of Darv The once da every inch The trade route that the dwarves and huoods was near the eastern corner of Darv, by the Grand Mountains, so there were no visible roads this far out toward the coast