Episode 77 – The Antidote (2/2)
Yet he didn’t voice his worries out loud Elaru was clearly doing her best Coht even impact her concentration and make them even later than they would be otherwise
He could ask her to release her Acceleration on him so he could fly by himself, but that would ain
Kiel clenched his fist so hard that his fingers turned white
What happened? Why a above Ashar?
The last thing he reht headache and a feeling of grogginess, he felt perfectly fine now
What happened??
The questions were eating at hi them He was afraid that Elaru couldn’t spare any concentration on a conversation right now
However, Elaru caught on to his unvoiced questions and started the conversation on her own initiative
“You got poisoned” She stated blandly “Apparently, your fa their patience They went as far as to hire a Shadow to kidnap you and prevent you fro the exams”
Both his blood and the expression on his face turned icy cold “Oh?” Kiel stated frostily “I’m surprised that they didn’t just off lanced at hi this so…well”
Kiel snorted Indeed His blood wasn’t boiling, his chest didn’t hurt There was no shock, no pain, no sadness, no sense of betrayal
No What he felt right noas cold derision and despise
He had always known that the only person in his entire family that had any resemblance of familial affection towards him was his father As for the rest of them, they either couldn’t care less or would love it if he just dropped dead
The only reason why he wasn’t buried soht noas because they didn’t want to risk provoking the wrath of his father for an inconsequential person that posed no threat to them
He didn’t dwell on the cold-blooded actions of his relatives It was a pointless endeavor
What bothered hiht noas only what happened while he was unconscious and whether he would make it to the exam
“What happened? Explain it to me clearly” Kiel de… so I came” She responded
Kiel waited for her to continue
“I found you being carried towards the exit of Muni, so I interfered and snatched you Then I went to find you an antidote for the poison”
“Youa bone from the jaws of a lupax would be easier”
Elaru tried a few tihed in resignation “I am familiar with that world…the darkness of society I n up to be an operative of the Shadow Lodge for some time”
“…of course he did” Kiel stared at her with a blank face
“It was an educating experience” She defended
“…of course it was” Kiel still stared at her with a blank face Elaru stared back incredulously Kiel seemed… too… emotionless about it?
It wasn’t that Kiel didn’t believe her or didn’t care about it, it was just that he already understood that Elaru Wayvin was a person with a shady background
There were sis she knew couldn’t be read in a textbook
She knehat could and couldn’t be stolen, and how to lie and deceive people She was proficient in avoiding detection, disappearing so that even one of the 15 noble families couldn’t find her
Invisible, traceless If she didn’t have the qualifications to be a Shadow than no one had them
It didn’t come as a surprise for hie In fact, for a while now he suspected that she was either an assassin, a spy or a thief Or all three in one package
She even adht her to be as pure as a freshly fallen snow, he would be downright stupid
Although she claial quests” he clearly real and what isn’t: “It’s not illegal if I don’t get caught doing it”
Recalling that stateh or cry