Chapter 168 (1/2)

Chapter 168

Chapter 168: View From the Sky

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OLFRED WAREND

It didn’t surpriseht home an infant human boy I was familiar with his kindness; I, too, had been a recipient of his goodwill after all

He had takenhtout ht me the basics ofup without a hoht one to be suspicious of everyone

There was always a nagging thought thatme to sell me off one day However, that wasn’t the case Years passed happily andsince evaporated—I had co as one of the top conjurers in Earthborn Institute, located in the capital city of Vildoral, I had been selected to be one of the trainees to becouard of the royal fareedy and looked down on their entire race, always discontent with how they were perceived—inferior to the hu and queen faithfully and with the highest respect; that is what Rahdeas taughtthe royal fa the next two lances caht and I had become one of the candidates At first, I had planned to drop out of the private tournament; if I had wanted my life bound to someone, it would be to no one but Rahdeas

Rahdeas had respected this decision until the day he brought ho me any detail of how he caed me to becoued, saying the Greysunders were not the ones I wished to chain my life to, but Rahdeas assured, with utmost confidence, that it would only be temporary and that I would be bound to hiuard for the royal family that the Greysunders had been in power since the creation of Darv, yet Rahdeas was souarantee otherwise

He was the man I respected as a father and savior Even if I disobeyed the king, I wouldn’t disobey Rahdeas

Another decade passed and the hurew under the care of Rahdeas, and for the first tihted in public Rahdeas was kind but also a hts to himself

He never told me what he meant when he said my soulbond with the Greysunders wasn’t permanent He never told me why he kept our ties a secret from the boy He never explained who exactly it was that told him that this boy was supposed to be the savior of the dwarves

“You’re quiet, Olfred,” Rahdeas said froe circular roo, aze away from theand faced the man who’d raised me

“Olfred! I told you to just call ently “Now take a seat Have a drink with this old rown old as well” I took a seat across frooblet

“The view of the e swig froe hand

“It is,” I agreed

“What an ignorant misconception made by huround, we prefer caves over buildings With those unbearable gales that cover all of Darv, did they not stop once to think that we didn’t construct tall towers and buildings because we couldn’t?”

I nodded, looking out theonce norance leads to false assumptions and interpretations”

“Very true But tie are upon us” Rahdeas idly traced the scar running down his left eye “The ti over the table, Rahdeas gently grabbedhis hand overyour n toso However, I kneould regret if I didn’t say it before my time came to an end

The corner of Rahdeas’s eyes crinkled in a gentle sret is that you won’t be here to see the triumph of our people If only you had been bound to me rather than that asura”

I shook e But there is one thing that I wanted you to know”

“What is it?”

“I know your a this Our people were the ones that had scorned me and beat me while I was on the streets I just want you to know that the reason I can do all of this without a doubt is because it is what you desire”

Closing his only able eye, Rahdeas nodded slowly “Good child Very good”

ARTHUR LEYWIN

I sat down at the edge ofthe pin that heldht

Tess’ voice echoed inwith my priorities

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“‘to tell you that I love you again,’” I repeated softly to s I truly wanted in this lifetime It wasn’t fa hting this as si I wasn’t able to do as Grey For that, I illing to go against any ene was the te away There were tie of the Beast Glades with Tess and my family

Greed constantly questioned my every move

This isn’t your war, Arthur

Your legs are near-crippled and you have scars all over your body; haven’t you done enough?

You’re fighting for your people again You did that in your last life and look where that got you?