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

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.

two whole years alone in the Dream Realm… if he

of new information that became available to Neph after she came back. That had to change her approach a little,

she struggling

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

else that bothered

and Cassie and then said,

that Nephis would stay here for a week. Shouldn't you at least ask me before deciding to leave

to let Changing Star pull off an

with an unreadable expression. After a few moments

I

then

have you, and all that. See, was

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longer to get Nephis up to speed about the state of the Fire Keepers and the renovations they were making to

were

a few moments, and then

mean… I never really had one, more or less, before buying this house. But if I did, I imagine I would have missed

him, then slowly shook

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

remained silent for a few

created the feeling of home. But they are

sighed, remembering the conversation he once had

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

Changing Star nodded.

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, mundane soldiers, Awakened retainers, their dependents… a Legacy

silent, and then

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