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Chapter 99: Behind The Portrait
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Shia tried shaking her feet. It was nice to be able to regain the feeling of her lower limbs like this again.
“You are using wind power, aren’t you, Sister Eily? Let’s see if I can amplify your magic.”
Still unable to stride normally like before, she walked a bit slowly towards the bed where Eily and Khailis were detained.
“Don’t push yourself too far, Shia. You just got a little better a few minutes ago,” Khailis frowned when she saw her walk towards them. She remembered how frail she looked when she opened her eyes earlier that day and requested to see Langrey. It hasn’t been long since that happened, so she couldn’t have recovered her strength in such a short period of time.
“We have to be quick. Sirion is not in his right mind. Who knows what will happen to us,” Shia said in return.
Shia’s heart was quivering in fright not for her own but for Khailis. If what Eily and Gilyan said was right, Sirion is planning to harvest her babies’ energie
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