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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.

minutes of walking." Jared sat down beside

leg into his

to work into the tender,

could just do that

smirked and dug his knuckles into the ball of my foot.He worked on that foot for a few more

there was nothing that could relax me as

sighed, melting

minutes, he put my

just half the battle.We still need

up and held his hand out

hand and he pulled me to my

aching and swelling was

shifted

I feel a

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

know a secret

might be surprised by all the

led me off the main road.We looped around to a side road that

It barely looked used.

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

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

me to do?" I

and don't be spotted." He glanced over his shoulder

we meet

small coffee shop where we could meet up once he had our travel

careful.Don't be seen," I said, hugging

around each I other every second, minus the few brief moments we were parted during our

This was different, though.

busy and there were people

were filled

packed full

was a heavy military presence

royal army hung around

clearly there for protection

his own defenses in place?

to warn her about what was going

go about it, but I

straight to the coffee shop

and a sun hat tipped over my face, I ordered myself a latte and sat out on the patio, sipping my drink and watching people

bothered by the presence of

laughed happily and moved around with each other like

curse shadow stirred and my stomach

on my stomach and tried to calm

was

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

started and looked

on with a hood.He had the hood

out of the capital on a trading vessel.It should give us cover to travel without suspicion," Jared

sat down and cupped

it take

as Breles.It won't be the most comfortable ride, but it will get us there.There's

in

I took another

but if not, at least we will be

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

Jared smiled and nodded.