87 A Weird Smile

Sibyl’s POV

To hide our identities, we dressed in simple burlap clothes and drove a two-horse, four-wheeled carriage, pretending to be an ordinary family doing business.

For the first few days, everything went well. Every evening at dusk, we would politely knock on the door of a family and ask if they could accommodate us for one night. Except for a few people who looked at us warily and closed the door at once, most of the villagers were very helpful, not only providing us with a warm bed but also cooking us some delicious food.

In return, Dalena would treat them, give them some medicine to cure their illness or some money.

We went to a suburb this evening. It was close to the border, so there were few residents, and it took us a long time to find one.

It was a young girl who opened the door to meet us. Her pretty little face was half hidden behind the door, and her eyes looked shyly at us. When Dalena patiently explained our situation to her, she took a step back, opened the door, a