Chapter 98: Ambiguity

Omnibus' POV

I was sulking at our journey when Shintara whined about not getting any sleep.

I just rolled my eyes and let her make a fire in the meantime. I looked into the woods and luckily hunted a deer. That became our dinner.

Shintara was silent. She was watching the fire burn the woods we collected.

"Are you still mad at me?" I suddenly asked. "I only did that to find her."

She sarcastically smiled. "That's rich coming from a man like you. You failed to get what you wanted. As expected of Aruna. She won't budge at that. As you say, she already owned Amarantha's soul. She can't just let you know her whereabouts. You should have known that. She already fooled all of you once but you still let her fool you twice!"

"Then, what about you? Why would you sacrifice your connection to me in exchange for her whereabouts? Does that mean you're also making a fool out of yourself?" I retorted.

She scoffed. "Why do you care? You go on and focus yourself on your mate. Don't bother me."

I chuckl