Chapter 91: "May I?"

Danis casts a spell around the garden while Roman picks up his ax and puts it away.

Priam pushes hard on the tree Roman was hitting earlier and it cracks and groans as it finally topples and goes crashing down to the ground. Leaves fly in the air and I'm pretty sure he just made a huge mess but Roman doesn’t say anything about it.

Priam sits on the stump of the felled tree and he takes a deep breath.

I guess he’s still a bit tired so he needs to rest constantly. Being delivered of a curse has to have some side effects right?

I’m caught off guard when he looks at me and nods, the proud jut of his chin deflating a little bit.

“Thank you.”

My brain stops functioning for a while and I am almost tempted to ask what he’s thanking me for, until he moves the shoulder of his loose white shirt and I see something strange there. It’s like a faded tattoo.

The mark looks fresh, but not quite.

He covers it up again and gives me a sad smile.

“I’ve been trying to get rid of it for years now, so tha