Chapter 212 The Road Best Not Taken (2/2)

Ishta gritted his teeth, ”They moved with the Evanine and the Charms didn't they? Then they wouldn't have left Apple Star Trading. He is even closer now. Perhaps no longer in an abandoned building but still accessible”.

Sharli refused to meet his eyes as she picked up the tea to sip at it. Ishta watched her for a moment.

”Unless he is not at Apple Star Trading”.

Sharli glanced up at him, confirmed his suspicions.

”Then where has Miss Startree sent him?” asked Ishta, leaning forward threateningly.

”I don't know,” Sharli said, ”She wouldn't say”.

Ishta could hear the wavering in her voice. This woman was not a good liar.

”You do know,” Ishta said.

Sharli took another breath as she put the tea down, ”I only know they're not in the Southern Isles any-”

”They?”

Sharli flinched, clearly unhappy with herself. She'd given away something she hadn't meant to.

”So she has more than one at her disposable and the clever wench has hidden them away,” Ishta hissed, ”I underestimated her”.

There was a pause, then Ishta turned back to Sharli, ”You still have not explained how you plan to find Mr Moonshadow, however. I was firm on that point, if you cannot prove it then...”

Sharli reached into her pocket and withdrew a Charm. It had several intricate runes on it. So the suspicion his spies had was true, there was more than one type of charm.

”This is a Location Charm. Also known as a Tracking Charm. It is capable of showing a direct path to others in its sequence,” said Sharli.

Ishta's eyes narrowed. It sounded similar to what Illai had described when she'd returned from her mission.

”This one is a part of a sequence with the one in Rassa Moonshadow's possession. As long as he has it on him, and he isn't dead, I can find him,” Sharli said.

”And if it isn't on him?” asked Ishta.

Sharli shook her head, ”Impossible. When the charms were given to us by Rassa, he made us form a bond with it through blood. Whether it is lost, stolen, or dropped, it will always return to our possession within a matter of hours”.

Ishta sighed, ”So I suppose that means I cannot simply buy the charm from you”.

Sharli clutched the charm tighter, ”I will lead you to Rassa Moonshadow. In return, you will not harm him, and you will leave the Ruin in peace”.

Ishta raised an eyebrow, ”Not Falla Startree as well?”

Sharli sighed, ”I am here alone”.

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Ishta gave a cunning smile as he held out his hand to her, ”We have a deal, Sharli, where do we need to go”.

She took his head hesitantly, ”South”.

Ishta shook her hand, ”Then south we shall go. The ship will leave with the tide tomorrow morning, be on it”.

Sharli nodded.

After the girl left, Ishta called his secretary forward.

”Have Captain Luvain prepare to sail towards the Southern Continent tomorrow morning with the tide, and get Illai out of the Solarium. Tell her we're leaving in the morning”.