Chapter 58 - The Living Spirit (2/2)
Karna hinted Nik to stop rowing the left pedal before she looked at the boat in front of them with a complicated look on her face.
If the Amazonian woman had the highest status as a woman, then the white-haired lady with a slender build could be considered to be only second to the beastmaster.
Even Nik turned his back to find a small boat with only one, silver-haired lady standing with a calm expression on her face. Blue eyes, extremely uncommon in the tribe and a beautiful face. Once again, the damnable hide-robes hid most of her body, but Nik didn't seem to mind that too much. In this world filled with war, it is extremely unlikely to find an unhealthy person, save for orphans and war-torned old men and women.
”We are here, you say?”
Nik whispered lightly while looking back at Karna, who nodded with a sigh.
”Yeah. Part of the reason I wished to bring you here is to meet the Princess of the Tribe with my own eyes. I'll brief you about the situation after you return.
I'll wait here to take you back.”
”Are you some kind of... escort?”
Nik asked with a twitch of his lips.
Tilting her head, Karna looked at Nik with a puzzled expression.
”You didn't know? I was appointed to take care of you until you become a contributing member of the tribe.”
Meanwhile, the lady simply raised her hands, causing her boat to move forward on its own as she gazed at Karna for a moment, due to Karna trailing the lady's move with rapt attention, then gazed at Nik before a soft, calming voice rang out of her throat.
”Please step on. I shall be taking you forward.”
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”She's a half spirit.”
It didn't even take a moment before Nik heard Pavāka's voice within his mind, startling him for a moment.
”You're here?”
Nik frowned and connecting her through his skill, receiving her affirmation.
”As rude as it was to leave me, I could easily find you. Either way, this woman... she feels like a spirit, but she is definitely a human.”
Pavāka continued, though Nik didn't have visual on her, he could feel that Pavāka's eyes were focused on the lady.
”Then... you are not showing yourself because...”
Pavāka's voice ran once again within his mind.
”Yes, it is highly likely she can see my appearance.”
Just like that, the woman simply waved her hands before the boat soon left the outskirts of the city, moving closer to the giant waterfall that filled the separating rivers of the tribe.
Finally, the woman looked back at Nik and spoke once again.
”Please follow me to meet with the guardian spirits.”
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