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

Nephis 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

Sunny harbored doubts about the sincerity of this indecision. Nephis had never been one 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 considerable amount of that time to obsessively making plans of how to destroy her enemies once she

new information that became available to Neph after she came back. That had to change her approach a little, but should not have affected the core of it. So why was she

she

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

else that bothered

glanced at Nephis and Cassie and then said, his

my home! We only agreed that Nephis would stay here for a week. Shouldn't you at

Changing Star pull off an Effie

him with an unreadable expression. After a few moments of silence,

if I stay

and then glanced away

no problem. Glad to have you, and

***

the state of the Fire Keepers and the renovations they were making to the Immortal Flame manor, and then left. Running a prominent Awakened organization was not an easy task, so she had a lot on her

Neph were left

for a few

less, before buying this house. But if I did, I imagine

glanced at him, then slowly

financial situation changed, sometimes due to security issues. That manor is just

silent for a few moments,

that created the feeling of home. But they are all gone now, one way or the

sighed, remembering the conversation he once had with

really understand what the Immortal Flame clan is, to be honest. And who those people were. You once said that

Changing Star nodded.

just me, now. At its height, it was one of 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, craftsmen,

silent,

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