Chapter 39: The Waterfall

Ni walked towards him and stared at us in turns.

“Nos, you can say that he is the sacred gazelle of Elden Wood, our spiritual guardian. He helped us maintain our clear mind. He is the one you are looking for if you were in your lowest state.” She paused a moment and sighed.

“.… When Mira attacked us hundreds of years ago, Nos who we believed couldn’t lift a finger to an annoying cricket, helped us fight that witch, and that battle hurt him badly. When the Dryads were gone, he blended into the woods and we never saw him again. I felt his presence, by the wind, by the moving trees, but I never saw him.”

Now I understand why sometimes I feel like I am not in control of my body.

It was Nos. He used me as an intermediary and guided us all the way here. Including that ritual… It was him…

“Will we see him again?” I asked, looking at the majestic statue of Nos. His large, branching horns reminded me of my dream, where he and my mother had spoken to me.

“Maybe?” She shrugged, “Nos is one of th