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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.

only have another thirty minutes

me even asking, he lifted my leg into

to work into the tender, aching muscles

really great.If you could just do that for

into the ball of my foot.He worked on that

could relax me as much as...that

and sighed, melting

couple of minutes, he

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

up and held his

hand and he pulled me

the aching and swelling was

at my feet and shifted my weight

feel a lot better,"I

aren't going to get into the capital on the main road.It is far too out in the

a secret entrance?"I

by all

and led me off the main road.We looped around to a side road that wasn't

It barely looked used.

got to the edge of the capital, I noticed there weren't any

going to work on securing a vessel that will give us

you want me to do?" I asked,

don't be spotted." He glanced over

should we

we could meet up

careful.Don't be seen," I said, hugging Jared's neck quickly before we

barely remember the last time we hadn't been around each I other every second, minus the few

This was different, though.

was busy and there were people

were filled with

were packed

was a heavy

hung around

clearly there

King got wind of Aeris' plans? Was he already putting his own defenses in place? While waiting for Jared, I snuck to a place where I

her about what

way to go about it, but I really didn't want her to be

the coffee

face, I ordered myself a latte and sat out on the patio, sipping my drink and watching people in the

bothered by

with each other like

stirred and my

put my hand on my stomach and

shadow was

time of the curse was running out? Or was I

and

sweater on with a hood.He had the hood over his head, keeping his

on a trading vessel.It should give us

down and cupped his latte

will it

as Breles.It won't be the most comfortable ride, but it

should be able to get in touch with my

I took another sip

not, at least we will

my cousin while we were here.I just thought that she had the right to know what was going on.I wanted

Jared smiled and nodded.