Episode 78 – Fate needs two pairs of hands to hold (1/2)

Kiel shook his head and thought about Elaru’s explanation that couldn’t even be called an explanation, considering how lacking in details it was

He understood that she didn’t want to talk about what happened That she had many secrets she didn’t want to share If he asked her how she defeated the Shadow or obtained the antidote, would she even answer?

Was it even a good idea for him to know the truth?

He wanted to know He really wanted to know

But if she told him about it, he would become an accomplice to a crime

Perhaps her choice to skim over it was not just ahim in her oay There were norance was sometimes the best defense

Not to mention that it was perfectly understandable why she wasn’t willing to share her darkest secrets with him They only knew each other for several days If he were in her place, he wouldn’t be sharing his illegal activities with her either He would never let his e cautious

Aetherneal bond connected their minds and souls, but it didn’t make their hearts one and the sa to share their innermost self with others

Kiel’s eyebrows furrowed as he dissected what happened and carefully chose which questions to ask As he searched his ot poisoned in the first place

Was it the perfume? He did remember how nauseated he felt by the scents But that didn’t make sense If it was in the air, why didn’t anyone else feel sick?

Did soirls swar his arms coquettishly There were also people who introduced themselves But surely, he would have felt it if someone pricked hiet poisoned?”

This was so he absolutely needed to know He never wanted this situation to repeat What he despised theunable to protect hiht red flaain!

Only when his fist started producing cracking sounds did he realize just how hard he had been clenching it

Elaru glanced at hih “It was a rare poison called Fever Touch It is transh physical contact The Shadow rubbed it on his palot poisoned through a handshake?!”

Suddenly, a deep sense of helplessness swelled up within hiainst that? Juht fro no skin exposed? Wear gloves and a scarf?”

That tiain allow hi That he would work harder than anyone else, surpass everyone else

He thought that he could learn froain, only to realize that he couldn’t find a fault in his previous behavior Should he stop shaking people’s hands just because one person poisoned hiloves for the rest of his life because of one tiht Living like that… always on your guard… suspicious of everyone… it isn’t a nice way to live And for you, who is trying to be a social butterfly… it isn’t an option…”

Kiel chuckled self-deprecatingly “Are you saying that there is nothing I can do about it? That I cannot prevent this fro in the future? That I’ll always be soht “There are measures you could take to protect yourself… You could develop an immunity for soainst”

“There are a countless number of poisons out there I will never be able to develop an immunity to all of them A weakness… there will always be one that is ued

Elaru didn’t respond He was right

He could select a few to guard against, but different kinds of poison were so numerous that one couldn’t even learn all of their nah became louder and more bitter “Does that mean that no matter how hard I try, no matter hoerful I become, I will never be able to hold fate in my oo hands?”

Elaru reht to control her own fate She worked harder than anyone else, she hadthan anyone else And yet, nowith the world around her, in reality, there were far too le and she was still no closer to changing her own fate

Elaru looked down to her left hand that was slightly tre one can hold in a pal over with sorrow

She stared at that hand, covered by dark s, for a while Suddenly her eyes widened until they becahtened up, like two balls of flahten that can be held in the pal Kiel’s arht their intertwined hands upwards to their eye level “Perhaps, fate is so that needs two pairs of hands to hold!”

Kiel’s heart skipped a beat, his mind froze, and he stared at their intertwined hands in a stupor His eyes landed on Elaru’s face She was glowing brightly like the sun, excitement flickered in the depths of her eyes

“Perhaps that’s what Aetherneal bond is all about A way to control fate!” Her eyes moved from their intertwined hands and locked with Kiel’s “It takes two! It takes two people to control fate!”

Kiel opened his mouth several times to respond, but his mind was completely blank

“Kiel, alone, you will never be able to fully guard against your enemies” Elaru exclaiood news Why are you saying it in such an uplifting tone?