Chapter 46 Saying Goodbye (2/2)
Putting aside his thoughts about the aet your hands on an enchanted robe?”
Jiang Fei blushed ”I begged Uncle Bear for so, but he finally gave er”
Arran h to fit in the robe, and he wondered just howFei stepped forward, and before Arran could react she hugged hiether Finally, Jiang Fei broke the embrace, and when she stepped back, Arran could see there were tears in her eyes
”I will miss you,” she said Her voice trembled as she spoke
”I willthat it was true
He did not know exactly when it had happened, but during the tily close Now, Arran found hi they did not have to part ways
They spent the hours that followed together, talking to each other while walking through the estate's gardens As they walked, Arran felt the urge to take Jiang Fei's hand, but each time he was about to do so, he felt a sudden wave of anxiousness
He had fought to the death against bandits, a Jiang Clan swordses Yet now, he found hi Fei's hand
He shook his head at the absurdity of his sudden nervousness, and ignoring his hesitation, he reached out, taking Jiang Fei's hand in his own
To his relief, she accepted his hand quietly,They talked about trivial things, both of the to discuss their iht of the day began to fade
”Will we see each other again?” Arran asked
”We will,” Jiang Fei said ”I'll make sure of it Just… promise me you won't die”
Arran frowned ”I'll definitely try to—”
”That's not good enough,” she interrupted him ”Promise me”
”I promise,” Arran said
Even without the promise, he would, of course, do whatever he could to stay alive, no es and bandits it took If that still wasn't enough… well, it wasn't like Jiang Fei could get angry at him if he was unable to keep the pro Fei said ”After that, we'll go see Uncle Bear”
Arran frowned ”Pack ht I still had a few days left”
Jiang Fei shook her head ”You have to leave tonight, before we do The fewer people who knohere you are, the better After the fight with the Redstone branch, there will be people looking for revenge Uncle Bear can protect me, but you… you will be by yourself”
Less than an hour later, Arran alking with Jiang Fei and Lord Jiang along the outer wall of the estate They had already said their goodbyes, and now, Arran was about to leave — to travel to the Shadowflaht around here,” Lord Jiang said ”Ah! There it is!”
He pointed toward a seely unremarkable part of the wall Only when Arran looked very closely could he make out a small door that had been painted to blend in with the rest of the wall
”This leads to a s said as he opened the door ”If you follow it for an hour or two, you should be able to bypass the city unnoticed”
Arran nodded The idea of leaving still filled hi he could do about that now At this point, all he could do wassaid ”That starood care of it As you use it, it will grow more powerful”
”Thank you,” Arran said with a nod ”For everything”
”Don'treplied ”I… ah, I will leave the two of you alone now Good travels, and stay safe”
With a last wave, Lord Jiang walked off, disappearing into the shadowsFei, he could see that her eyes ith tears He tried to think of so to say, but no words would co anything
Finally, he leaned forward, putting his ar her close as he kissed her The kiss lasted for some mo in his chest
”We'll ain,” he said
As he set stepped outside, he briefly felt so Fei and for the end of his time at the estate
He knew that the road ahead was a dangerous one, and that it would be a long tiain