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

going to do, so she could not offer the remnants of the Dreamer Army guidance. She

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

available to Neph after she came back. That had

she

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

else

at Nephis and Cassie and then said,

you two forgetting something? This is still my home! We only agreed that Nephis would stay here for a week. Shouldn't you at least ask me before deciding to leave her here for a

was not going to let Changing Star pull off an Effie that

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

do you mind if I stay for a couple more

then glanced away

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

***

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

were left alone

a few moments, and then

one, more or less, before buying this house. But if I did, I imagine I would have missed

then

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

remained silent for a

it were the people who surrounded me that created the feeling of home. But they

sighed, remembering the conversation he once

to be honest. And

Changing Star nodded.

Flame… is 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

silent, and then

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