Chapter 68: Stubborn

Soon we were stopped and it was announced that we were stopping for lunch. Finally, my stomach was so empty it was eating away the insides and singing loudly. I led Dracula to a tree where I gave him a bucket of water and some food and then went to the servant tent to help Luzo and Willa cook lunch. Two guys were with us, who introduced themselves as Cop and Tuyel and they reminded me of Aklan. Some grief went through me and it made me think of his little brother who was about to come to the castle.

Aklan's body was at the back of the group and he was going back to his family, who could say goodbye to him in a respectful manner. But still, death was no big thing here. It was part of life and nothing to be feared. Something about gaining peace.

We finally sat around a fire and I let myself drop to the ground unceremoniously. My body was about to give up. A type of curry with rice was shoved in my hands and it instantly brought me back to life. "What are you going to wear tomorrow, Lu