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."

did

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

alone in the Dream Realm… if he knew anything about her, he knew that she must have

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 struggling

he wanted to know… yet. In any case, he

else that bothered

at Nephis and Cassie and

here for a week. Shouldn't you at least ask me before deciding

to let Changing Star pull off an Effie that

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

I

and then

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

***

speed about the state of the Fire Keepers and the renovations they were making to

and Neph were left alone

few

had one, more or less, before buying this house. But

him, then

I was growing up. Sometimes because our financial situation changed, sometimes due to security issues. That manor is

silent for a few moments, then

feeling of home. But they are all

conversation he once had

clan is, to be honest. And who those people were. You once said that you were raised by

Changing Star nodded.

Apart from the immediate family, the clan also encompassed hundreds of other people. Professionals to manage our properties, craftsmen, mundane soldiers, Awakened retainers, their dependents… a Legacy clan is more than just a few powerful warriors. It is a…

silent, and then

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