"Hey! Put me down this instant! What are you even thinking? Can't you see that I am in the middle of doing something? Stop playing around."Yet, Abby's words only fell on deaf ears. She remained afloat and Eugene directed her to fly straight to her room."Go get change and say nothing."Eugene said then he unceremoniously sent the other party flying upstairs.Abby sneered as soon as Eugene put her down. The other party was even considerate enough to close the door for her because apparently, he sent her flying straight inside her own room."Hmm... Eugene sure has an entirely different way of showing his care."Facing her reflection in the mirror, Abby saw how she looked like and she almost burst out laughing."No wonder! People kept on giving me weird looks. Even Jorah found it peculiar. This one indeed does not look anything like normal."She said to herself while paying attention to her skirt of leaves.It looked quite fashionable at some point but there was also no mistaking that it
During normal occasions, they never failed to make her feel that she belonged and they treated her no differently from a family.Eugene even made it clear to her that she was his apprentice and made her aware of his true identity as a warlock.They always saw to it that Abby was always part of everything they do, maybe not physically but at least they made her aware of what they were currently working with.Regardless of what kind of spell or potion it was, they would discuss it over dinner or lunch to give Abby an idea of what was going on.Eugene often forbade Abby from doing anything that involved magic, which was also all for her own sake since there was no way they could guarantee her safety once she got herself in trouble due to her lack of knowledge when it came down to the things next to sorcery.That was how they worked as a team. As such, Abby wondered what could possibly be the reason this time, for them to hide something from her.Meanwhile, inside the secret chamber...The
"By any chance, did that old witch told you about something else???"Eugene asked his pet after a short while as he found the trade quite unfair.They almost traded a whole bird worth of Adarna feathers just to get the other party's service and all they received in return was a piece of an old manuscript.No matter how hard Eugene think about it, and regardless of how rational and impartial he looked at the situation, it still seemed to him that they got the shorter ends of the stick for this trade.Conversely, when Jorah heard his master asking for any message that the old witch wished to relay for him, he broke into a cold sweat.There was indeed something that the old witch would like to say to Eugene but as much as possible, Jorah wished to just keep it to himself.As such, now that the other party was asking for it, he was caught between a dilemma whether to cover it with white lies or to just relay it to him, raw and word by word as it was."A warlock who cannot track a mere mort
"Did you not told her that we suspect that they came in possession with a powerful protective amulet and that was why we cannot seem to track them down no matter how hard we tried?"Eugene asked when he heard what Jorah said."I did tell her about it."Jorah replied right away because he somewhat sensed that the other party was starting to get irritated.He really had to tone down that temper of his a little bit before it could even get him in trouble in the future.Recalling about what happened back at the west castle, the old witch did not take Jorah's word seriously when he told her the possibility of a mortal possessing a powerful amuletShe thought that the cat was just simply trying to give her an alibi for his master's stead.However, when she saw by herself what the cat really meant by its words, she also found the entire situation rather peculiar.With a casual flick of her hand, the old witch was able to conjure a huge cauldron out of thin air.After taking out her huge cauld
"What happened???"Jorah asked in confusion. However, the old witch was just as baffled as he was. She had no idea where did it all go wrong."This can't be happening. My spell was just a second away from revealing their faces so how did this happen??"Rather than giving Jorah an answer to his question, the old witch came asking herself instead and expressed her own confusion as well.But then after a short while, a sudden realization dawned on her. Recalling what the cat just said a moment ago, she finally confirmed that there was really something strange with the mortals that they were trying to trace."Just as you have said, it seemed that there was really something protecting them."The old witch said. Her hand was touching her chin as she was deep into contemplation."Then does it mean that you are also helpless at finding them? Is there no other way?"Jorah asked with a conflicted expression pasted on his face.If even the infamous old witch of the west was not able to do somethi
On his way back home, Jorah became more curious than ever as to know how did Abby's stepfamily manage to get their hands off something powerful enough to protect them against the detection of even the infamous old witch of the west.If even the other party, herself, had a hard time tracking down Abby's relatives, then that only proved that the amulet that they had in possession was no joke.It must have been very powerful."Alright. So what did she suggest we do next from here?"Eugene's clear voice cut through Jorah's line of thought; pulling his senses back in the present."I believed that we are now left with no choice but to tell Abby about this. The old witch said that we need someone who shared a connection like a past relationship to our target and that only left us with one option, which is Abby.""So are you telling me that we have to tell her about how we are looking for her stepfamily???""Exactly."Jorah nodded his head in an affirmative manner."Alright then, so be it."He
"When I saw you crying in the hands of those people who tried to harm you, every muscle of my body was screaming of vengeance. But it was not only limited to those loan sharks, in particular. But most of all, I want your family to pay for everything they have done to you. Since it was they who brought you all those sufferings. "Meanwhile, hearing Eugene's heartfelt answer, Abby could not help but feel overwhelmed. It was rare for her to see him behaving with such passion.From the way, he said it, it was as though he was actually swearing at Abby that he would make them pay for everything that they had done to her.No one had ever shown Abby the same care before. For the most part of her life, she was always neglected.In fact, she could no longer remember when was the last time someone showed her love and affection.The feeling of being valued was something new to her. But it was also something that she was willing to get used to.When she looked at Eugene's and Jorah's face again, s
"That is a tracking spell Abby, and that is what we would use to track your family down."Abby nodded her head silently so as to let Eugene knew that she got his words loud and clear."All you have to do, little girl, was to chant those words written on the paper and you would already know where to find them."This time, it was the cat who butted into the conversation and explained to Abby how the spell would work.Knowing that Abby happened to know a thing or two with the Marcelian calligraphy, Jorah, and his master, Eugene, believed that it would not post Abby any difficulty in making the spell worked.Meanwhile, starring at the paper in her hand which contained the spell that would bring her to where her Aunt Sarah was, Abby was somewhat conflicted.Even just the mere thought of seeing the other party's face again