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Chapter 55
Stepping out of the haberdasher's shop, Arthur pulled the blue woollen scarf higher until it covered the lower portion of his face, leaving only his eyes visible beneath the fabric. The brown bag rested against his side, carrying the Re-animation Eye and the burnt spellbook, and for the first time in a while, he looked less like someone who had wandered out of a forgotten forest and more like an ordinary traveler moving through a kingdom. That alone brought him some relief.Yet Arthur was wise enough to understand that changing his appearance did not erase danger. A different covering, a different path, and a different expression would not guarantee safety if he allowed himself to become careless. He needed to remain unnoticed. He needed to move like another face among thousands.However, that became strangely difficult when people began looking at him. Especially the women.As Arthur walked through the crowded streets of Sysia, he noticed several young ladies turning their attentio
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On realizing this, Arthur rushed forward through the crowd as curious eyes slowly began following his movements. It's difficult to tell if it's because he was merely allowing his thoughts to overwhelm him. But he could feel the attention of the people shifting toward him. Every passing glance seemed sharper than before, every whisper among strangers seemed as if it carried his name, and although he wanted to stop running and appear normal, that choice did not feel any safer either.He needed to leave Sysia. He needed to disappear from this kingdom before whatever memory remained of him returned to the surface. This was the last place he had ever imagined himself returning to. After everything that had happened, after the battles, the losses, and the endless wandering, the thought of stepping back into the very land he had hoped to escape felt almost like fate mocking him.Fortunately, before his uneasiness could grow further, Arthur noticed a nearby shop standing between two larger
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At least, opening one's eyes was a promise that there was still a chance to live. Arthur was about to be grateful for that simple truth as he slowly stared around the place where he had awakened. The long descent had not been the passage into hell, nor had it been the plunge into some endless abyss where forgotten souls wandered beneath the earth.There had been many holes throughout their journey, enormous wounds carved into the land itself, and Arthur had often wondered if those strange depths drilled into the ground were passages leading somewhere forbidden. Maybe it's a realm no human was meant to discover, or a place where the earth swallowed everything unfortunate enough to fall within its grasp. He had never felt comfortable near them, and now that he had fallen into one, that discomfort seemed like a foolish understatement. But where was he now?Arthur lifted his head and examined his surroundings once more. There was nothing remarkable around him. No strange creatures. No b
Chapter 52
Getting eased from the heat was a remarkable relief for Arthur. By embrowned dusk, his body had grown normal once more and his temperature settled into something better. The heat had been very excruciating and he had almost wished for death when the pains grew too intense.They eventually left the cavern and headed out into the night. They were still deep inside the forests. It was hard to tell exactly where they were."So, did you know this place?" Arthur asked as they walked across a vast lawn within the wood.Osris clutched his rib while Jedd helped him along."I'm afraid not. This is just another territory of the floors I guess," he said tiredly.One thing Arthur was beginning to understand about the two brothers was who answered which questions. Osris appeared to be the elder one here while Jedd was the younger brother.Arthur nodded. "I hope your ribs do not hurt so much?"Osris laughed gently even with the visible discomfort on him. "I do not think so, Master. I am sorry about
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While the water still boiled wildly around Arthur, he remained seated in the stone basin, unable to decide whether he had truly heard Jedd correctly. The words seemed simple enough, yet they refused to settle properly in his mind. He could not tell whether what tightened inside his chest was anger or sorrow. Perhaps it was merely the crushing realization that events had taken a turn far beyond anything he had prepared himself for. "So you mean Ysolde is gone?" Arthur asked quietly as his lips trembled. Jedd lowered his head immediately. "I'm sorry, Master. People dragged into the grounds are not meant to return to the living anymore. The Veyrath is clearly a beast from the abyss." Arthur stared at him. For several moments he said nothing. This feeling was strangely familiar. It reminded him of another night, another loss, another moment when the world had abruptly become smaller. The night Gad died. The comparison came unwillingly, yet it remained. Arthur could not explain
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The last thing that jagged through his auditory nerves was the roar of the endless waters. There was also the violent splash of liquid, the battering collision of current against flesh and stone, each impact spreading fresh pains across Arthur's body. The moment everything got flooded, his gut loosened inside him as though the waters were trying to untie every knot keeping him together.With his eyes shut tight, he was driven wildly through the darkness beneath the flood, tossed and dragged without direction, yet amidst that chaos another problem steadily worsened. He was becoming hot. Not merely hot, not even feverish, he was truly boiling.Everything had become dark now, and even the downpour felt distant beneath the waters. It was difficult to conclude where exactly they were being carried. The canal itself had been terrifying enough, yet this felt deeper, wider, stranger. Even while trapped inside the turbulent flood, Arthur had not once crashed into another person. That alone
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