Chapter 296 Is This a Dream

The scene turns to the Lloyds‘ place.

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Upon ending the call, Hansel exhaled deeply, his nerves manifest as he cast a glance at the figure seated

beside him.

The man, whose long silver hair fell gracefully over his shoulders, appeared unperturbed by the conversation that had just transpired. Instead, his attention was entirely devoted to the small serpent coiled in his hand, which persistently emitted its tongue,

“You consumed nightshade? You very well could have killed yourself.

Hiss, hiss, his3—

“And just because it is by her feet, you think she is the one who fed you? Who taught you that?”

Hiss, hiss, hiss—

No, she remains insensible. You shall not visit her.

Hiss, hiss, hiss—

The man and the serpent shared a profound understanding, their communication seemingly effortless and intimate.

Hansel, meanwhile, could not suppress the shiver that traced his spine. Despite having observed the serpent’s growth, its status as the most venomous creature in existence filled him with a sense of foreboding.

“Cursemaster. I have conveyed the message to the Burnetts, as you instructed…”

Santiago nodded, his focus unwavering from the serpent.

connection between the Lloyds and the Burnetts is tenuous at best. If all we require is this girl to mend the Saintess’s garments,

blood was priceless, a treasure

she lay unconscious, teetering on

eyes held a bemused light, his already striking features now exuding an ethereal chill that momentarily stunned the usually composed

was…

drops of blood, and that is

he spoke of Bobby and nodded in agreement, “Indeed,

into a faint smirk, choosing neither to argue nor to

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Is This

in what seemed an interminable dream, filled with odd and fragmented images. Each time she endeavoured to scrutinise them, an unseen force propelled her

seemingly endless, each step feeling heavier than the

onto the ground, only to be assailed by a chorus of voices, each insisting it had been a long time since they had seen

hurting my

eyes to find herself gazing

memory, Xavier had always been distant and proud, his manner aloof, detached, and filled with a persistent

is

she could voice her thoughts, Xavier sprang to his feet with uncharacteristic excitement. “Doctor, nurse, Jordan, Milly is

Milly was silent.

must be a dream. How else could Xavier, usually so

could escape this bizarre scenario. She had no

doctors in white coats, their faces serious as

with her!

your licences

you know what you’re doing? If not, I’ll have a military doctor

“You guys…

Milly thought she was dreaming, but the longer she listened to his

injured too? Maybe he knocked his head too

of him mercilessly breaking her fingers in the woods and leaving her behind

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