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

perfect sense. She was not sure of what she was going to do, so she could not offer the remnants of

More than that, she had spent two whole years alone in the Dream Realm… if he knew

came back. That had

she struggling

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

was something else

glanced at Nephis and Cassie

only agreed that Nephis would stay here for a week.

not going to let Changing Star pull off

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

you mind if I stay for a couple more

coughed, and then glanced away in

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

***

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 left. Running a prominent Awakened organization was not an easy task, so she had a lot on

were left

for a few moments, and

less, before buying this house. But if I did, I imagine I would have missed it a

glanced at him, then slowly

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

a few moments,

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

the conversation he

clan is, to be honest. And

Changing Star nodded.

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… a Legacy clan is more than just a few powerful warriors. It is a… a

grew silent, and then

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