CHAPTER FORTYAfter a few hours of sound sleeping, Cain woke up from sleep and stood up from the bed. He went into the bathroom and took a long shower before he put on fresh clothes walked out of his chambers and headed to the dining hall.“Good evening, Lord Cain…”“Good evening, Bianca” Cain greeted the middle-aged lady who was standing by a corner of the dining hall, smiling with her hands clasped together.“You are right on time for dinner. I was almost about to ask Mr. Michael to knock at your door.”“Oh, I see…” Cain sighed softly while he reciprocated the smile from the middle-aged lady.“Well, I am here now. What do you have for me?”“Why don’t you just have a seat and find out yourself?” Bianca gestured to the table, and Cain grabbed the seat by the right end of the table and sat down slowly.He adjusted himself almost immediately and placed his hands on the table.“Well?” He turned to look at Bianca who quickly grabbed the dish cover to reveal the food inside the dish.“Oh.”

CHAPTER FORTY-TWOCain walked into his bedroom at once, and when he was about to move to the bed, a thought crept into his mind, he slowly walked up to the cabinet close to his bed, opened the drawer, and pulled out the golden dagger which belonged to Circe.Sitting on the bed, and carefully holding onto it with his right hand, he looked at it for a while, observing the unique carvings on it, and the fact that he had never seen a knife as sharp as it, not even the ones used in the restaurant where he worked as a waiter.“What is so special about you?” He whispered to the dagger as though it could hear him, looking at the sharp edge, and wondering the kind of steel used in making it.“Shyla mentioned that it was forged by the dwarves and one of the greatest weapons of all time. This is so handy to be a great weapon.” Cain pushed his index finger on the sharp tip of the dagger, and it stung him at once, causing him to grunt at once while he looked at the spot on his finger where the tip

CHAPTER FORTY-FOURCain stared at Lord Raul as he walked toward his throne, his hands were clasped behind him, and he walked very slowly as though he was waiting for Cain to join him.When Cain saw that Lord Raul was getting farther away from him with every step he took, he had to go after him, increasing his steps as well just to make sure he caught up with him.Lord Raul continued walking until he got very close to his throne before he stood still and turned toward his right with a smile on his face.“I want to take you somewhere, Cain. Somewhere I think you need to see…” Lord Raul said with a low tone while Cain stepped forward, eager to know where he was going to take him.“We need a ride to that place. Hold on, I will get us one.” Lord Raul lifted both hands in the air while Cain looked up with a little nervousness, thinking that he was going to see the huge dragon that he dreaded.Instead, a bright light appeared in the sky, and two white-winged horses appeared at once with a go

CHAPTER FORTY-SIXThe moment Cain heard Shyla’s voice behind him, he turned around to look at her with a look of surprise on his face.“Shyla?”“Hello, Cain. I knew you were going to do it, I was certain of it.” Shyla wore a pleasant smile, and after she chuckled softly while looking at Cain, she turned toward Lord Raul, who also wore a smile.“Lord Raul?”“Shyla? You were right, he certainly is the right one for the task. I had my doubts about him, but seeing what he just did, I am convinced that we made the right choice after all.”“I told you so, didn’t I?” Shyla asked Lord Raul, who nodded in response, his smile unpaired. He turned to look at Cain who was looking at them with several thoughts running through his mind.“Cain? Are you still here with us?”“So this was a test?” Cain asked with a whisper, looking at Shyla who refused to say even a word while she continued staring at him.“This wasn’t a test, Cain. I was just being spontaneous and wanted to satisfy the curiosity that w

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHTCain woke up the next morning with thoughts of the events of the previous night lingering in his mind alongside the appointment he had with Jerry Johnson at the school storehouse.He spent almost half of the day doing nothing apart from eating and making plans while he took some time off, scrolling through the content he saw on social media.Eventually, it was time to leave for school, and he got ready at once, carrying his dagger along with him just in case he was going to have any need for it.Clad in comfortable attire, and with black boots that he was certain he could run with, Cain walked out of his chambers with his phone in his pocket, and the dagger carefully tucked into his pants.He descended the stairs slowly, and while he was halfway to the ground floor, he saw Gladys and Monica standing very close to the rail as though they had been waiting for him.“Is everything alright, Ladies?” Cain stared at them curiously, not sure of what to deduce from the look