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Chapter 61: Eldion's Vision
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“Mira!” It was Wen’s voice that Mira heard inside her head. “Don’t say anything, but did you see how Casser reacted like he already knew?”Mira looked at Casser who did not seem to mind what Remuel just said. That does not mean anything, she thought.“I just thought it curious that Casser did not care at all that his cart just got ransacked. It was like he knew what already happened to it,” continued Wen.Mira could not speak to tell her sister, but she wondered why Wen would be too suspicious of Casser. Why should it mean anything if Casser was able to hide his anger from the rest of them. Perhaps his material possessions at the cart did not really matter to him as much as they thought.Mira dismissed the thought from her mind and approached the men who were still conversing near the entrance to the cavern.“At least you still have some of your goods there, my love. Don’t worry, it’s just money. We’ll recover them in time,” Mira told Casser as she held on to his arm.Casser looked at
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“I suggest you stay here for a while and let the imperial soldiers pass. They will not find you here, I’ve made sure of that,” said Remuel with confidence. He placed his hands on his hips and turned to the travelers. “You are not in a hurry, are you?” he asked.“Not really,” said Mira, “but we don’t want to impose too much.” She then turned to Casser. “What do you think, Casser?”“Casser…” Remuel called his friend’s attention.“Oh, sorry!” said Casser, realizing that they were calling him.“Caught daydreaming, are you?” Remuel grinned.“Just thinking about what to do next,” replied Casser, shrugging his shoulders.“Well, as I was saying, you can stay here for a while until the imperial soldiers pass. You can help with some of the chores here, if you want.” Remuel said.“That, we can do,
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Sela sobbed uncontrollably and Mira and Eldion could not do anything to console her. Eldion looked at Mira as if to ask her what he should do. He felt guilty thinking that it was his fault. After all, it was he who asked the question that finally made the Sela cry. At first, Eldion thought that the woman was a tower of power and quite immovable. At that moment, however, Sela seemed vulnerable and was the opposite the tough exterior that she had shown to the newcomers.Mira saw Eldion look at her, but she also did not know how she would act. Back at Thunka’s Entertainment Palace, she had been trained on how to deceive people by acting and making up stories that would capture her target’s sympathy. Mira learned how tears could do wonders in getting an upper hand on targets that were quite difficult to crack. When presented with an actual situation where a woman cries in front of her, Mira was quite clueless on what to do. She wondered if Sela was just acting just as Mira was able to let
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There was a cluck of a chicken and Eldion turned towards the sound. He found a small rusty cage in the corner of the kitchen and inside was a chicken, looking scared and agitated.“I didn’t realize there was a chicken in here,” commented Eldion. “Are we going to cook it?”Mira craned her neck and found the chicken clucking in the corner. “It does look frightened,” she said.“One of Remuel’s men came barging in here and brought it, expecting me to know what to do with it,” said Sela.“Maybe you’re supposed to cook it for dinner,” suggested Eldion.“I haven’t had chicken in a while,” said Mira.Sela looked at the remaining firewood in the stove and the covered pots above it. “Well, the broth is almost done and I suppose we’ll need to have more food with you three joining in.”Mira stood from where she was seated and approached the closed cage with the frightened hen. She unlocked the cage door and took out the chicken. Surprisingly, the chicken went silent when Mira held it and even issu
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Remuel chuckled as he took the chicken from Mira.“Ha! So, you already know. Beats me how were you able to know whose chicken this is,” said Remuel.“Mira recognized the chicken,” answered Eldion.“You recognized this one from so many others? I thought all chickens looked alike,” replied Remuel with a bit of sarcasm in his voice. He looked at Mira and produced another smile.Eldion, hearing what Remuel said, suddenly turned his face to Mira and smiled as well. “I told you they all look alike,” said Eldion.“Men,” said Wen’s voice and Mira imagined her sister rolling her eyes. Mira merely shrugged her shoulders ever so slightly.“Where are you taking it?” asked Sela. “I was just about to cook it, but Mira stopped me.”Remuel turned to Mira and said, “Oh, did she?” Remuel turned to Mira. “I’m glad you stopped Sela. She can b
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