18 Demon Lands 4 (2/2)

The captain frowned when he noticed Ed was casually looking around their caravan, as if he did not notice the captains aura pressing down. The captain was also surprised. When he pressured Ed, it felt as though he was pressing at nothing. The aura of his spirit awakening stage just passed through Ed.

”He's odd right?” Meryl asked the captain with an amused voice. He looked at her questioningly.

”I never tried what you did on him. All I know is that he looked away from my enchanted eyes in seconds. It did not even hold him.” she said and the captain was shocked. He knew that he was much stronger than Meryl at late spirit awakening stage, but not even early spirit awareness masters can look away from her enchanted eyes.

Meryl was from the mermaid clan. Though they had long left the water and walked on land, they still had the bloodline of their ancestors. The mermaid clan were good at illusions. Not only could the cast it, they could unravel it. That is why he got Meryl to join his mercenary group. He needed someone like this.

”Do you think he will be useful in the salt bed?” the captain asked her. all this while, non of them bothered to ask Ed anything. They just talked to themselves. Ed too, had no intention of talking. As long as they helped him get to the Demon Lands, he did not bother about their intentions.

”Another pair of eyes is good to have. We don't know what is there.” a man standing behind Meryl said. The captain seemed to consider this, before nodded.

”Meryl will be in charge of you. We leave now.” he said and walked away. Ed looked at the captain favourably. This man did not hold to heart that he was not able to subdue him.

”Come on.” she said and got into one of the wagons and he joined her inside. Soon, he felt the wagon start moving, signally that they had begun their journey.

”So, tell me how you did it.” Meryl looked at him with expectant eyes.

”Did what?” he asked.

”When I had asked you what you are going to do in the demon lands, I used my enchanted eyes on you. You must have heard me tell the captain. How did you break out of it?” she asked.

”What is it supposed to do to me?” he asked her. He had heard of her speak about him breaking out of it. That this convinced the captain to let him join their group, so it mus be important.

”When I use my enchanted eye, many people fall into a dream. They find themselves telling me what I want to know. It compels people to talk to me. Tell me their secrets. How did you break out of it? It will help my develop it better.” she said, looking at him expectantly.

”That was the enchanted eyes? You looked like a snake at that time.” he said and she froze.

”What?”

”When you asked me the question, you looked like an ugly snake.” he said and she started boiling. A snake, she could not even understand the logic of it, but an ugly one too?

”Ya! Sir Ed!” she fumed.

”You asked how I did it. I told you.” he said blankly, making her angrier. Most men that have better sight, can make out a form of an enchanting woman when they are in the dream. But he saw a snake? What was he trying to say? She harrumphed and turned away from him, giving him the silence he crave for.

He may not trust these people, but he liked that they were amiable and carefree. His trust that their conscience holds weight just increased from 1% to 5%. in Ed's books, that was high. Even the old Pervert only held a 3% in this category.