Chapter 35 (1/2)
Chapter 35: Silversilk Castle (3)
”Kelly! Wake up, Kelly! Co the sudden shout, Garen opened his eyes The bright light in front of hiht squint Dale Quicksilver was anxiously tapping his face
”What’s going on? Why’re you here, Dale?” Garen sat up, realizing that the event that had just occurred was only a dream
”Why are you asleep down here in the basement?” Dale looked at Garen curiously ”Were you here looking for so asleep? Didn’t I tell you to wait for ether?”
At this ainst the wall in the basement Dark and narroalls made from cold stone bricks surrounded him The room was completely empty
The baseht spilled in froeonon? I clearly re to sleep in the bedroo pain rose
Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat -- the sound of silence greeted him
In the blink of an eye, Dale Quicksilver had vanished right in front of hiain
”Dale?”
”Dale!”
Garen crawled up froain There was no answer
A sharp pain arose from within his head once more, and then he remembered: Dale had woken hio
”Three days ago?” He covered his head, his vision blurry ”What happened? If that was three days ago, as I doing in these past three days? How coht here in front of ain His mind was in chaos
”No, I can’t stay in this castle any longer!”
He pushed open the door and rushed out of the baseht and empty path
His footsteps echoed inside the castle
‘Peng!’
The castle door was slah the door and fell down the stairs, turass
‘Gasp’
He lied on the grass, breathless, gasping for air Suddenly, he felt a sense of drowsiness encroaching upon him Unable to resist the drowsiness, he passed out
Not knowing how long it has been, he slowly opened his eyes he was still lying on his bed inside the castle
”Kelly, are you up yet?” Dale Quicksilver’s voice caain? Was that all a dream?” Garen sat up froe!” Goosebuht was shi+ning on hih the bedrooes in this room seemed more real than those in his dreams
”Was it all a drea up, he quickly dressed up and opened the door Dale Quicksilver was standing there with a surprised look
”What’s wrong? You look like you stayed up all night”
”It’s nothing, just a nighththtmare could scare you like this? What happened in it? Corab some breakfast”
”Fine” Garen rubbed his eyebrows He kneas ridiculous ”Although that nighto down first, in the main hall downstairs I’ll lock the doors” Dale Quicksilver tapped Garen’s shoulder ”Seems like I shouldn’t have shown you that docuhtened” Garen laughed and left for breakfast He didn’t notice Dale Quicksilver’s gloomy expression behind him
Main hall
Garen followed the stairs down to find Si Lan sitting in the corner of the hall She was drinking a cup of tea, wearing a dark brown hunting uniforainst
her clear skin
”Mr Kelly is up too? You don’t look too well Did you not have a good rest?”
”I had a nightmare… it was … too real” Garen rubbed between his eyes and sat down at the table
”Have soot it froesture
”Thanks”
Garen lifted a cup of hot black tea and put it up to his nose, s the fresh minty scent mixed with a hint of milk cream
He sipped from the cup and found that the tea tasted like mint water
”What kind of tea is this? Tastes a little weird”