Chapter 162 (1/2)
Chapter 162
Chapter 162: Interaze re, even—from relief and embarrassment as she wiped away her tears
This wasiven the title of a lance, but it had been even longer since the last time we had spoken
Since then, the elven princess had changed There was a faint scar just along her hairline above her right ear that would’ve gone unnoticed had she not tied up her hair Scars from battles were visible all over her are wrapped around it
“You’re hurt,” I noted, gently tracing the line of blood seeping through her bandage with rabbed onto my scarred hand tenderly with both hands “Oh please, I have hting”
I let out a wry chuckle at the thought I didn’t pull away froers, her hand felt soft and warm compared toher head “Do you have any idea how scared I hen I heard the news from my captain?”
“Your captain? Does thatat the stunned expression on the princess
“You’re unbelievable Your thoughts iot promoted to a head? You al well,” I replied with a grin
Tess let out a sigh, leaning her head on ue with you”
I let out a chuckle, squeezing Tess’s hand Time seemed to slon for a brief moment as the two of us stayed like this in silence
“You took such careful measures to ht how dangerous this ould be for you” Tess lifted her head, gazing upward atyou like this in a bed full of injuries, it was a cold ree and warrior
I chortled “Is that how I look to you ure?”
“With the erin
“Is that any way to talk to a general?” I scolded, trying to keep a serious face as she struggled to do the saies, General Arthur,” she replied, laughter in her voice
Suddenly, the door toinside was Virion Eralith, the commander of the entire Dicathen military and his son Alduin Eralith, followed by his wife, uards Behind the on a slab of meat with disinterest in his eyes at the turn of events
The room turned silent once norance of the situation, refusing to uards aardly shuffled ahile Virion coughed uncohtened out his robe
The co around the roonified demeanor
“Grandpa?” Tess exclaimed, dumbfounded
“I see you haven’t spentthis room, Arthur,” he noted, still unable to look us in the eyes
“You guys were eavesdropping?” Tess’s face was beet red while she raised an accusatory finger at her faer in denial “Of course not, dear We were sieneral that had been tragically—”
The coed a book Tess had picked up frohtstand and thrown at hiaze fixed onontofor you to wake up,’ Sylvie infor since I had last seenshe’d gotten I couldn’t call her ently
My little sister’s lower lip treo ofthe wind out of rily, her voice breaking down into sobs “What would’ve happened if you had died?!”
“I’m okay, El,” I coaxed as her face remained buried in my chest I reached up to stroke my sister’s brown hair when I noticed that the injuries I had gotten from the witch-like retainer were still there My expression darkened at the sight of the ugly red scar that spread all over my left hand up to my wrist as if the skin had been burned off The injury had direatly and appeared as if it were a few years old thanks to Sylvie’s vivum abilities, but my entire hand had turned a shade of sickly pink
Boo, Ellie’s bond, regarded nawed on the bone of thehis master
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Sylvie casually hopped onto , but a wave of relief flooded from my bond
After the initial chaos had subsided, Alduin and Merial had to depart due to problems with one of the elven cities up north My sister remained a bundle of sniffles and hiccups for awhile as her eer
Rubbing the tears froaze landed on et hurt like this?”
“Scars fade,” I said with a weak s to dismiss her concerns
Physical appearances had never been of great i to see how bad of a e, I carefully got out of bed,up onthat I had always taken for granted I took slow and steady steps toward the mirror as everyone in the roo a deep breath, I looked up to study my reflection and I was immediately able to see the toll the battle with the retainer had taken on aze immediately landed on my neck The same red scars that covered my hand and wrist had been branded acrossthe band acrosson ReadReadNovelFullonlinecom
Wow, I’m a mess