Chapter 330: Forgiveness (1/2)
”HOW'S Soleil?” Kalel asked Winchell while they were having tea in the tent near the residence where the survivors were being taken care of. The two of them were waiting for the women of the village to accompany them. They wanted to be considerate to the survivors and thus, they were being careful not to step foot in their residence without being accompanied by women of the village. ”I know that she's not okay but I want to know her exact condition.”
”She lost weight and she rarely smiles these days,” Winchell said bluntly, then he sipped his tea. ”Kalel, the only reason why I didn't kill you is that you're useful. You're helping me collect evidence to oust Auro Moonchester. And most of all…” His eyes glowered menacingly. ”You promised that you will untie Soleil's soul from the kid emperor's.”
He sipped his tea while going over the events that transpired in the past few weeks.
After he talked to the Sky God in the temple, he was mourning the lost of their child alone in the mountain when Winchell appeared. They talked about the spell that binds Soleil's soul with Auro. The Red Phoenix almost killed him.
If he didn't say that he already knew how to undo the spell, Winchell would have already killed him.
After their confrontation, they found an injured woman in dire of help. That was when they found out about the disgusting experiment that Auro had been doing. With the help of the woman they helped, they were able to rescue the other ladies locked up in a basement cell at the foot of the mountain they were in during that time.
Then, they hid the survivors in Elisio.
Ever since then, he had been working with Winchell and the Sherwoods.
”You don't have to remind me, Winchell,” he said sternly, then he put his teacup down on the table between them. ”I will save Soleil whatever happens.”
”You better do it fast, Black Serpent.”
”I am doing my best to complete the spell that the Sky God taught me,” he said. ”It's a complicated spell. If I make a mistake, I might hurt Soleil so it would be better if I don't get near her for the meantime.”
He had to endure even though he already wanted to return by his wife's side, especially after he found out that they lost their baby.
But he couldn't.
He wasn't making an excuse. The spell was really complicated. Moreover, despite his blood as a son of two gods, he wasn't born a mage. He could use ice and water Mana but that didn't mean he could easily do ancient spells.
But there wasn't anything that he wouldn't do for Soleil.
Please wait a little longer, Soleil.
”Kalel Nystrom.”
”What?”
Winchell took a deep breath before he spoke again. ”Soleil is going to declare war on Auro Moonchester soon.”
Kalel's eyes widened in shock. ”What?!”
***
SOLEIL smiled and clapped while watching the Keepers' sparring: Kelsi versus Maddox, and Braxton versus Jameson Crawford (the boy who says 'f*c' a little too much). Wong was the one in charge of supervising the sparring among his siblings.
She, on the other hand, was seated on a wooden chair in front of the tent that she had been using for the past few days.
”Good work, everyone,” Soleil said, then she stood up. ”You impress me.”
Every single Keeper in front of her smiled, even Wong.
Her praises weren't empty words.
One Keeper was equivalent to at least a thousand non-Mana Users. Even though the empire beat their country when it comes to the numbers of knights that they had, she and her clan had the advantage because they could use fire Mana.
Now that the Keepers were here with her, her confidence just hit the roof.
We can win this war.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she realized that the Keepers (except Wong) were already standing close to her. Their eyes were even shining from happiness.
”Lady Soleil, please praise us again,” Kelsi, the only female Keeper, pleaded with her hands clasped together. ”Please, please, please.”
”Shut the fuck up, Kelsi,” Jameson Crawford, standing between the twins, snarled at Kelsi. ”You didn't fucking do anything impressive to be fucking worthy of the Supreme's praise!”