Chapter 53 - The keepers are watching you (2/2)
”Aunt Yoori...” The girl drops on the ground. ”Help me.”
The girl is her family. Yoori rushes to her side. ”Who did this to you?”
”We have to leave.” The girl looks at her painfully. ”The keepers are watching you.”
”Don't speak.” Yoori checks the wound. The girl closes her eyes. She carries her inside the inn. She bandaged the wound first. Then, she changes the girl's clothes. When the girl's pulse becomes stable, Yoori takes a breath of relief. She checks out the bag. There are two daggers and 9 vials. She recognizes them right away. She finds the wallet and the ID.
Her name is Kwon Kyuri. She's her younger brother's daughter. Yoori is surprised to see this. Her brother didn't have any daughter. A girl born because of her actions? Yoori holds the girl's wrist and listens to her pulse again. Time crystal.
This girl has taken the time crystal.
Kwon Kyuri already knows her and where to find her. She doesn't know this girl. It only means one thing. Kyuri is trying to change the future.
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The rays of sunlight pouring in through the window wake me up. I groan when I feel the pain in my lower stomach. Where I am? The room only consists of a bed. My bag is lying in the corner. All the items from my bag are arranged neatly on the floor. My clothes are washed and folded on the side. I sit up and lean against the wall.
”Niece, you are awake.” She puts down the bowl of water on the ground. ”I was going to wipe your body clean. You have slept for a day and night.”
”Do you know who I am?” I ask her.
”I saw your ID.” She glances at the wallet in the corner. She brings out the phone from her sleeve. ”I went through your things to find out more about you. My brother looks old.”
”Aunt, we can't stay here.” I cut the chase. ”That stable boy was a timekeeper. I went through his memories. He was sent here to observe you. They were waiting for me to come here. They plan to kill me and capture you.”
She nods at me. ”I guessed that much. Timekeepers hate travelers. They hate those who absorb the time crystal more. You will never burn out or have to wait for the recharge your ability. Time crystal strengthens all the abilities.”
”I didn't know about that.” I stare at her, tired. It still hurts where he stabbed me. I tell her the whole story. She listens to me without any change of expression. I like this about her. She is more experienced and wise.