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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.

thirty minutes of

asking, he lifted my leg into his lap and pulled my

to work into the tender,

just do that

of my foot.He worked on that

was nothing that could relax me as much as...that other

and sighed, melting into

of minutes, he put

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

held his

and he pulled me

aching and swelling was

at my feet and shifted my weight

a lot better,"I

going to get into the capital on the main road.It is far too out in the open.We'll need to use a

a

be surprised by all the things

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

It barely looked used.

the edge of the capital, I noticed there weren't

we get inside, I'm going to work on securing a vessel that will give us

what do you want me to do?" I asked, creasing

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

should we

small coffee shop where we could meet up

hugging Jared's neck quickly

hadn't been around each I other every second, minus the few

This was different, though.

was busy and there

filled with pedestrians

were packed

was a heavy military

army hung around

clearly there for protection

already putting his own defenses in place? While waiting for Jared, I snuck to a place where I could send

to warn her about what was going on and what!

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

headed straight to the coffee shop once the message

over my face, I ordered myself a

of them seemed bothered by the presence

each other like it was any

shadow stirred

hand on my stomach and tried to

shadow was

out? Or was I just getting weaker?

started and looked

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

the capital on a trading vessel.It should give us cover to

down and cupped his

it

ride, but it will get us there.There's a lot

should be able to get in

took another sip from

would be ideal, but if not, at least

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

Jared smiled and nodded.