Chapter 48: The Frozen Curse (1/2)

Quickly shutting the door behind hi rooh the roo into a room of creepy dolls, as each of the servants were silently staring at him as he walked past

He quickly walked out of the roo at the back of his head as hethe door behind hih still within the walls of the property As heopen as he approached, letting hi fro the door

As Merlin left and the gate shut behind hie from sobnny

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[12:20:02] sobnny: FLUFFERNUTTER IS MISSING!

[12:20:57] Merlin: What?

[12:21:40] sobnny: Me and Ty were oodbye to Fluffernutter first, but when I went to his hangout, he wasn't there

[12:22:04] sobnny: I asked the old lady as there watering the plants, and she just said he disappears from time to time

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Merlin didn't really give it any further thought NPCs were known to move around of their own free will, and it wasn't uncommon for NPCs to travel to other towns, let alone coions or territories

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[12:22:56] Merlin: He's probably just walking around the village, don't worry

[12:23:23] Merlin: You guys should rave in the woods on the way there, don't approach it

[12:23:33] sobnny: What happens if we do?

[12:23:55] Merlin: Well, I got cursed and attacked by a ghost monster

[12:24:12] Merlin: If you're still curious, who knows, et a different result?

[12:24:36] sobnny: You knohat, I'm fine actually We'll just make our way over now

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Merlin laughed as he waved the chat ay He wasn't quite sure where he wanted to go next, but he figured he'd scout a large portion of the city in the tier than Orchoe Lycoa, so it took hih he wasn't really going through the town in great detail, just ions, such as the noble area, slums, residential areas, markets and te at the steps of a grand structure, it featured rows of marble pillars and chiselled n Whatstand out the most was that it was situated in the middle of what seemed to be a vibrant parkland, isolated from the rest of the city

Where most of the city felt rather claustrophobic, this area was spacious and al benches, lae, such as potted plants and flowering trees

Behind the Greek-styled teraveyard, it seemed to beup the h the open doorway The first room was open to the public, it featured lines of benches, and a large golden statue of Gaia was given the spotlight on a raised platform The platform itself was decorated with various depictions of Gods and Goddesses

There were a handful of visitors sitting around and praying, and a fewaround in so various tasks such as collecting tips and cleaning

One of the priests approached him, but before the priest could speak up, Merlin exposed his cursed ar to fix this"

The priest see up Merlin's ar Merlin to follow hiet someone to help i out of the roo Merlin alone on a cold bench, in what see room

Minutes passed before the priest ca followed by another priest who looked h ranking priestess just based on how the other tere acting with her

"By Gaia's grace!" The priestess exclai at the curse, it was understandable, the blight was quite grotesque and rather unpleasant to look at