Shadow Slave

Chapter 789

Nephis looked in the window and remained silent for a while. Her face was distant and still. After a while, she lightly shook her head.

"No… not yet."

Cassie seemed to be surprised by that answer.

"No? But… why?"

Changing Star sighed.

"The… Fire Keepers. That is what people call the Awakened who follow you, right? They all look up to me, do they not?"

The blind girl silently nodded.

"Of course! We… they have been waiting for your return ever since escaping the Forgotten Shore. Even though the Dreamer Army was an alliance of convenience, the bonds that were forged between its members are real. Their bond to you is real, too."

Sunny sipped his coffee with a strange expression. Neph, meanwhile, lingered for a moment, and then said:

"But they want more than just to welcome me back. They expect me to lead them, like I did on the Forgotten Shore. Am I correct?"

Cassie nodded once again.

Neph looked away.

"How can I lead them when I don't know where I am going? I… I need more time to figure things out before I face them."

The blind girl remained silent for a while, then sighed.

"I… I understand. I think."

meanwhile, did not

said made perfect sense. She was not sure of what she was going to do, so she could not offer the remnants of the Dreamer Army guidance. She could not become their general again until she decided on the direction her soldiers had to

to allow her hesitation to slow her down. More than that, she had spent two whole years alone in the Dream Realm… if he knew anything about her, he knew that she must have dedicated a

there was a lot of new information that became available to Neph after she came back. That had to change

she

know, and was not sure that he wanted to know… yet. In any case, he was going

else that bothered him,

Cassie and then

We only agreed that Nephis would stay here for a week. Shouldn't you at least ask me before deciding to leave her

let Changing Star

unreadable expression. After a few moments of silence, she

mind if I stay for

coughed, and then

no problem. Glad to have you, and all that. See, was

***

bit longer to get Nephis up to speed about the state of the Fire Keepers and the renovations they were making to the Immortal Flame

and Neph were left

for a few

go home? I mean… I never really had one, more or less, before buying this house. But if I did, I imagine I would

glanced at him, then slowly

is not really my home. We were moving a lot while I was growing up. Sometimes because our financial situation changed, sometimes due to security issues. That manor is just the last in a long series

silent for a few moments, then

surrounded me that created the feeling of home. But they are all gone now, one way or the other. So, there's nothing for

remembering the conversation he once had with

to be honest. And who those people were. You

Changing Star nodded.

the most influential Legacy clans. You could have called it a great clan, even, although that distinction was not established yet back then. Apart from the immediate family, the clan also encompassed hundreds of other people. Professionals to manage our properties,

silent, and

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