Chapter 704 A Cup Of Tea (1/2)
Chapter 704 A Cup Of Tea
As Sunny was standing still, petrified by what he saw, Noctis finished brewing the tea and poured the amber liquid into a beautiful porcelain cup Then, the sorcerer raised it to his face, inhaled the fragrant stea an unexpected guest, he glanced at Sunny and smiled:
"Sunless! What a nice surprise Wait… did soe?"
The sorcerer tilted his head with a confused expression, studied the towering figure of the shadow devil for a few htened up
"Oh! It's your horn! When did you break it?"
'Really? That is what he noticed?!'
Sunny stared at the cup in the irasped the Extraordinary Rock He didn't really have to hold the Memory toa desperate need to hold on to soripped the Roack and said hoarsely:
"Back in the Te tea?"
Noctis lingered for a bit, glanced at his cup, and then smiled
"What a prudent observation Coet cold"
With that, the sorcerer turned around and headed deeper into his residence, gesturing for Sunny to follow The teapot flew into the air and hovered above the immortal's shoulder, as well
As soon as Sunny made a step forward, however, Noctis suddenly turned, looked at hie expression, and said:
"That, uh… try not to step on anything that seems to be… actually, just don't ht?"
At that ain, and more cracks appeared on its stone floor Sunny stared doith a sohed and used Shadow Step to appear near the sorcerer
"Why? What's under there?"
Noctis s Just a, uh… a memento from an old friend Don't worry about it!"
Sunny, however, did worry He was not a complete fool… the vast circle of runes, the torrential flood of soul essence that the sorcerer saturated it with, the pool of blood that the ancient stones had absorbed — all of it pointed to so imprisoned, or maybe created, there in the darkness of the earth
However, he thought better of asking any questions and simply followed Noctis to the stone stairs situated on the other side of the cha theiant ant wooden table The sorcerer leaned back in his chair, gazed upon the breathtaking vista of the Kingdom of Hope, and took a sip of tea with an expression of deep satisfaction on his face
Sunny lingered for a fewNoctis tiun, hasn't it? The other Chain Lords, they are ready to make their hed, and then said in a relaxed tone:
"Oh, indeed I suspect that their herald will arrive in a few days So… you ht want to relax for a bit Enjoy the tea This will probably be the last moment of peace you will have for a while, Sunless Or maybe even the very last"
Sunny re ti on his mind But then, he simply shook his head, chased them away, and poured some tea into a delicate cup that stood on the table, as if waiting for hi the fragrant drink and the beautiful sight of the flying islands in peace
…Despite the approaching doom, the world felt tranquil and warm here, on the parapet of the Sanctuary
After a while, Noctis sighed and said in a wistful tone:
"I alanced at Sunny and asked with a hint of curiosity in his voice:
"Tell me, Sunless… why are you here? It is no surprise that someone like me would want to free Hope But ould compel a shadow like you to attempt it, as well? You must know the risk"