Chapter 144: A Shadow (2/2)

He glanced at the stunning building to which the building of the Stunning Whirlwind Chamber of Commerce could never compare and then shook his head, and turned around and left. He had no good feelings towards Sweeders, and he might become their enemy when they realise it was he, who foiled their plan of robbing Webneys.

Furthermore, the more he came into contact with them the faster they would find out about him. He had no intention to confront them at the moment. It would be no different than suicide. Though he was a little curious about the goods inside the building, he suppressed his curiosity. When the matter comes to one's life, every curiosity is equal to the death trap.

Kadyn looked into the horizon and realised that the sun was already about to go down and vanish beyond the mountains in the distance so it could come back again tomorrow. It was winter, and the clouds covered the sky most of the time, the days had shrunk and became smaller, the time could flow faster sometimes than we think.

The rustling wind became colder as the sun went down.

The duo wandered, as the market was illuminated with light. It was a beautiful sight. However, he had already checked out the entire market, and he didn't want to buy anything, even if he wanted he could not afford it at the moment. ”Let's go,” he said.

”Are we going back to the inn?” Cecelia asked. ”Or are we going to find a new one?”

”Neither. I saw a field when we came to Clover Square. I think it will be a good place to stay for a night. It is a little deserted, I doubt anyone would go there at night. Only dogs and ghosts and madmen would wander in such cold weather.”

Fifteen minutes later both of them arrived at the area Kadyn was talking about, it was dark here. Only the talking and murmuring of insects could be heard, which stopped as soon as they arrived, only starting after a brief silence again.

It was already 8 o'clock and the crescent moon was roaming beyond the clouds, playing hide and seek, as if jumping from one cloud to another and concealing itself from the people who were looking at it.

The cold wind howled — the clothes fluttered and danced with it, as it played with their hair and whispered in their ears. Kadyn felt a sudden chill, he turned around and looked behind him, but there was no one there. He turned to look at Cecilia but to his shock, she was gone.

”What the fuck!” he cursed, as a panicked look appeared on his face. He felt someone watching him just now. Who could have thought that Cecilia would vanish suddenly? ”Did something happen to her?'' A worried look appeared on his face. ”Or she went to chase the thing I felt just now?”

He would be stupid to think that something he sensed but Cecelia failed.

”Cecelia!” he called out when he still failed to see her. ”Where are you, Cecelia?!”

No one replied. A somewhat fearful expression appeared on his face, but he braved his heart and suppressed his anxiety and fear. ”Fuck!” he cursed, to calm himself. And then, there was a sound. Footsteps? No, it felt as if someone was dragging something, he could not tell, but sound nonetheless.

Then a shadow came into his view, a human shadow, at least that's what he thought, but he could not tell who it was. ”Cecelia, is that you?” he asked after gathering some courage, but there was no reply, only the sound of footsteps and dragging of something.