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Chapter 81 : Don't Be Seen

*Eliza*

Traveling from Saboreef to the capital of Erogen took a week.

That was a week of roughing it on lumpy, rocky ground.

No matter where we put the tent, I always ended up with a root or something sharp poking into me.

Jared was there, serving as a comfy pillow that helped with the worst of the discomfort.

Even though we'd had a nice break from crummy camping food while we stayed in Saboreef, I was definitely ready to eat some real, well-cooked meals after that long, long week on the road.

If I could get meals cooked by someone else, professionally, that would be even better.

Fortunately, the weather was nice.

I wasn't completely expecting that, given the massive storm that had nearly flattened the village we were in.

For our entire trip to the capital, the skies were clear.

One morning, while Jared cleaned up the campsite and I made sure the fire was out, I kept glancing at the clouds in the sky.

"Eliza, what are you looking for?" Jared asked.

Sighing, I rubbed my hands on my thighs and kicked around in the ashes.

The fire was definitely out.

"The entire time we were preparing for that sea storm, I kept having this feeling that it was just the beginning, that the storm would bring darkness.But..."

I threw my arms out to the sides and tipped my head back.

Smiling, I spun around in the bright sunlight.

Jared chuckled and looped his arms around me, spinning me ina circle.

"Isn't it a good thing that the storm didn't bring some dark omen?" he asked.

I nodded and rested my head on his shoulder.

The warm sun felt good I on my skin, but it was nothing compared to the warmth from Jared's body as it permeated my tight-fitting hiking clothes.

"I guess.I still feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop...."

"Come on, Eliza.Maybe the storm did bring darkness, but it wasn't until after the storm that we got our first real lead for breaking the curse.Maybe all the light we have now is the hope we were missing before."

I bit my lip and nodded.

"You know, you might be onto something."

We finished cleaning up the camp and set out on the road again.

I felt like we'd been walking for weeks.

At least, when we'd been out in the wilderness, there'd been differing terrain-mountains, hills, rocks, rivers.

But the trek back to the capital was flat and tough.By the time we made it to the main road into the capital, my feet felt swollen.

"Can we rest for a minute?" I asked, plopping down on a rock on the side of the road.

there.We only have another thirty minutes of

me even asking, he lifted my leg into his

work into the tender, aching muscles of my

just do

on that foot for a few more minutes and then started on the

that could relax me as much

and sighed, melting into

minutes, he put my shoes

to the capital is just half the battle.We still need to secure passage to the

up and held

I took his hand and he pulled

aching and

feet and shifted

I feel a

main road.It is far too out in the open.We'll need to use a secret

a

surprised by all the things

main road.We looped

It barely looked used.

of the capital, I noticed there

get inside, I'm going to work on securing a vessel that will give us safe passage," Jared told

to

under the radar and don't be spotted." He glanced over his

we meet

directions to a small coffee shop where we could meet up once he had

hugging Jared's neck quickly before we parted

other every second, minus the few

This was different, though.

capital was busy and

streets were filled

packed full

was a heavy military

royal army hung around

clearly there for protection

King got wind of Aeris' plans? Was he already putting his own defenses in place? While waiting for

warn her about what

wasn't the best way to go about it, but I really didn't want her

the coffee shop once the message was

hat tipped over my face, I ordered myself a

them seemed bothered by the presence of the

with each other like it was

curse shadow stirred and my

on my

shadow was getting

of the curse was running out? Or was I just getting weaker? Another latte landed on the table across from

started and

on with a hood.He had the

the capital on a trading vessel.It should give

sat down and cupped his latte

it

the most comfortable ride, but it will get us

in touch with my family from

I took another sip from my

but if not, at least we

that she had the right to know what was going on.I wanted to warn

Jared smiled and nodded.