Chapter 168 (2/2)

Letting out a sigh, I realized why I was constantly pushi+ng Tess away, giving her excuses or roundabout answers for a later date

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I was afraid

I was afraid that if I let her in, reed would become uncontrollable—that I would throay Dicathen to save the few I truly loved

Tihts and by the ti sun, covered beneath the clouds, had given the sky an orange tint

Re since the event last night, I slipped into a co in the ends ofa thick cloak over ht yellow eyes fluttered open Hopping off the bed, she walked beside e to hide the large scar ontoward the stairs, I stopped by my sister’s room and knocked on her door “Ellie, it’s your brother”

The door slid open, revealing my sister in mid-yawn, her hair frizzy on one side and flat on the other Behind her, laying on his belly beside the bed, was Boo He peeked at us with one eye before going back to sleep “Brother? What’s wro—”

She stopped ain? Already?”

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I forced a smile that didn’t quite reach my eyes “I’ll be back soon” I pulled my sister into my arms

“You don’t have to coht before pulling herself away Ellie kneeled down and did the sa back up My sister s up in the corners of her eyes

I tousled her nest of ash-brown hair “I proreeted by a chirpy Mica and stern-faced Olfred at the front of the corridor leading to the teleportation rooruff, elderly dwarf, who caht posture, immediately turned away from me uponby flight rather than through the gates”

General Mica, on the other hand, strolled leisurely by my side By the smile on her small, creamy face, one would think that she was on her way to a picnic

“Mica’s excited to finally go on a mission with you,” she said as we trailed behind General Olfred “The other lances talk about you, although not all of it is good”

“Do you always refer to yourself in the third person?” I asked

“Most of the ti you fall for Mica?” she winked “Mica may look like this but Mica’s a little too old for you”

“What a sha out of my voice

“Let’s hurry, time spent on this journeybattles,” General Olfred barked as the soldiers standing guard in front of the landing roo the doors open

The artificers and workers inside dropped whatever it was they were doing and saluted upon our arrival One person, however, walked toward us with an innocent sreeted, bowing deeply while Mica and I simply dipped our heads

“Lances” Rahdeas’s s “Excuse my intrusion; I merely wanted to send you all off in person”

“It’s an honor,” General Olfred replied

Rahdeas walked toat me silently with his weary eyes When he smiled at me, I couldn’t help but wish this person wasn’t a traitor—that I had suspected hiret the fact that I wasn’t able to protect Elijah, and even the thought of persecuting and ulti the very man who had raised my friend like his own blood left a bitter taste in ently on ued from your previous battle By the asuras, let’s hope that your suspicions turn out to be false so that you et soesture seeenuine, Rahdeas’s words seemed carefully picked Nonetheless, I replied with a s too suspicious of hiht He was Elijah’s caretaker, after all

‘While that may be the case, you shouldn’t take that into account so heavily in regards to your suspicions now,’ Sylvie advised

Letting go of ful nod to his lances before walking toward the back of the room

Olfred led the way to the port on the other side of the large room “We’re ready to depart Don’t fly beneath the clouds”

“Will your bond be fast enough to keep up with Mica and Olfred?” Mica asked

The prideful Sylvie let out a puff of air through her nostrils before transforround of the castle trembled as the workers around us instinctively backed away despite seeing e,” she ru tail swept me off my feet and placed me on the base of her neck

The wall in front of us lowered in a drawbridge e skydock

I winds buffeting Sylvie’s large body While the roof and the multiple terraces were protected by a transparent barrier of mana, ere hit with the full force of the winds at an altitude of more than twenty-thousand feet

Our voices lost in the wind, General Olfred merely pointed in the direction ere supposed to head Immediately, General Mica and Olfred took off into clouds

I can never get tired of this view, I thought, looking out as the low on the clouds

‘Agreed’ Sylvie sucked in a deep breath before spreading out her wings Letting the wind carry her body off the dock, we followed closely behind theht be