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 not

so she could not offer the remnants of the Dreamer Army guidance. She could

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

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

she struggling

sure that he wanted to know… yet. In any case, he was going to learn

was something else that bothered him,

Cassie

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

not going to let Changing Star pull off an Effie

and looked at him with an unreadable

if I

and then

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

***

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

were left

for a few moments, and then

mean… I never really had one, more or less, before buying this house. But if I

him, then slowly shook

was growing up. Sometimes because our financial situation changed, sometimes due to security issues. That manor is just the last in a long series of temporary

remained silent for a

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

conversation he once had

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

Changing Star nodded.

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, mundane soldiers, Awakened retainers, their dependents…

grew silent, and then

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