Chapter 42 (2/2)

I nodded back

”… ok, I'll be here”

She was going to say so a retort

”Ian”

”Sir Johra”

Walking in, I noticed her sitting doith her knees tucked in, back facing the tent's entrance

”Are you hurt because of me?”

”You are ues, but I remain alone Sure I have Mallepi but he can't talk and Gwin and I don't have the best of relationshi+ps After you and Valerno became married, what am I left with?

”…”

I thought I understood her well, but only now did I realise that I never truly knew her heart After a long period of silence I decided to speak

”I have some people to introduce you to, would you like to make some new friends?”

”Not interest It's enough if you are my only friend”

Well of course ill always be friends, but if you meet other people at least you won't be as lonely when I'm not around

”Are you planning on leaving and handing me off to these people?”

”No, I wouldnever You're my one and only familiar, so wherever we are you are always connected to me Don't you already knohat is in my mind?

”Johra is too mean, how can you act this hen you knohat's in my heart?”

”… I'm just a skeleton so I just can't help it”

”You're terrible but I still like you, what should I do? Johra… Sniff!”

A woic It was only Ian that could make me feel pain

”Please don't be so sad because I do care about you I'll introduce you to others and you can make some new friends

”I don't knoant to be alone now”

Sensing her need for privacy, I decided to take my leave

Kuueeek Kueeeek

Mallepi was ra me for Ian's woes

'Hmm, What should I do…'

Ian seemed sad but there wasn't much I could do to cheer her up

'Guess I'll go see Gwyn, she ht be able to help'

She enjoyed spending her tiarden retreat

”Gwyn!”

I was of course banned froh I could always deactivate htest aftereffects that reht cause the flowers to wilt

”Is it Chompy? Chii Piii ”

”Ghat are you up to?”

”Don't you know that we aren't talking anymore?”

”Why? I stillthink we are good friends, do you not feel that way anymore?

”No…? I also like you, but I thought now that you were married you wouldn't need me anymore…”

She went around waving her arms with a pout on her face

”Not at all, Gwyn has always been very dear to me”

”Is it true, do you really care for on, you still need me?”

”Of course, Gas ed”

”Really? Then I don't feel bad anymore!”

Gwyn's si a solution so easy

”But I think Ian is still hurting”

”Really? You cheered me up, then It's my turn to do the same to her!”

I watched Gwyn fly towards Ian's tent, silently cheering for her

'Do your thing, you always e to make people smile'

I returned to Valenor after seeing Gwyn off

”Johra it looks like yourI could do to help?”

I shook my head

”Indeed it ht take so problems at hand”

”You olden Antillien to handle?”

I nodded back, quite worried It had been two days since I had tasked Arin to meet the Totem Orcs, but I still hadn't received any news

”Get on Johra”

Valenor lowered herself to allow me to easily mount her

”I'll get there as soon as possible”

”Uhm… can’t we, you know travel a bit slower You don't exactly want a frozen skeleton for a husband do you?”

”How can we travel slohen you are worried about the safety of your subordinate”

Flap! Shuuuu!

Valenor ignored h altitude Of course I had cold resistance than allowed me to endure, but that didn't prevent theicicles

Whoa!

Valenor slowed down in the sky, above the location where the Totem Orcs should have resided

”They aren't anywhere nearby”

”Right, there are signs of a big fight I just hope it wasn't with Arin”

The earth had been scarred with ic spells, as I looked around I noticed it was mostly orcs and human corpses

”Do you think there are any survivors?”

”Not sure, let me check”

Iwithin a collapsed tent which was buried beneath several corpses

Wooaaaang

Clearing out the bodies I found a child Orc weeping uncontrollably

Pung

I handed himto silence his wailing

”Is he the only survivor? He doesn't seery?”

Valenor had a look in her eyes as she stared andhim from my bottle

I looked around withto find any other survivors as well as signs of Arin However, the Wetheros Mountain Range was incredibly vast and it would take soh all the information

”Found them, make sure to fly slowly this tiht die”

”I know”

Flap!

Valenor was travelling the slowest I had ever seen her fly, but we still quickly closed the 20ke, but fortunately I could see that she was uninjured

”Over there Valenor, go doards Arin!”

”No problem”

[Palace of the Pit has been created with the help of the Dwarves]