Chapter 269 - The Curse (1) (1/2)

Solomon stiffened after hearing the name and he ended up accidentally dropping the last ingredient. With a huff, he hastily picked it up and stored it inside his pouch.

”Come. I'll take you to him.”

Solomon mumbled as he made his way to the door.

Inna looked at Solomon curiously. She thought that he was back to his old teasing self but looking at him now, it seemed like he reverted back to when she first saw him after waking up. He staggered slightly in his steps and she could see small tremors on his shoulder.

”Are we walking?”

Inna asked as she tightened the cloth belt by her waist and dusted off her blue robe.

Solomon turned to look at her with a grave look before shaking his head.

”I used too much of my magical energy to make that spell for you to recover. And as for my remaining magical energy, I'm constantly using it to keep all the barriers of this Academy in check. So, I don't have enough to spare to teleport myself, much less both of us, to where he is.”

Inna made a sound of understanding as she hopped off the bed. Then, Solomon led the way as they exited the room and walked through the long hallways of the manor.

Ever since they left the room, both of them were silent, so much so that she could even hear the sounds of the wind flowing around them.

With the lack of exchange between them, questions just kept piling up in Inna's mind and she was near her breaking point. She was never this silent for so long, not even when she was sleeping.

But somehow, she just couldn't find the right topic to talk about. She's too afraid that it might make Solomon's mood worse than it already was. Well, once she tried to ask about Raghnall but before the name could even leave her mouth, Solomon's movements suddenly became quick.

It was as though he didn't want to hear it.

Seeing that, she figured out that somehow, the name was a taboo for the moment.

So, although Inna was about to burst from curiosity and discomfort, she endured it until they arrived at their destination.

And when Solomon finally stopped his walking, Inna breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the door before them. The place was considerably somewhere very hidden. It was located at the most confusing part of the manor, with multiple twists and turns that Inna had trouble following. They even once entered a hidden passage behind the library, making her doubt if they were actually going to Raghnall. It looked like she was visiting some high-class criminals from all these hidden passageways instead.

Facing the wooden door before them, she waited for Solomon to enter but after a few moments of waiting, he just stood there like a statue.

”M-master? Is there something wrong? Aren't we going in?”

Hearing Inna's questions, Solomon snapped out of his thoughts and he shook his head violently like he was trying to shake his thoughts off his mind.

”Yes, yes, yes. Sorry, I was thinking about something.”

Then, Solomon turned around to Inna as he gave her the most serious look Inna ever saw from him.

”Now, once we enter, don't go near to Raghnall until I say so, okay? His body is still unstable so I'd rather avoid any possibility of him harming someone.”

Inna furrowed her brows as she looked at Solomon with confusion.

”Why? What happened to him?”