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Chapter 871

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.

almost there.We only have another thirty minutes of walking." Jared

lifted my leg

hands started to work into the tender, aching muscles of

could just do that for a few weeks

on that foot for a few more minutes and

there was nothing that could relax me as much

and sighed, melting into Jared's massaging

of minutes, he put my shoes back

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

up and held his hand

and he pulled

the aching and

at my feet and shifted my weight from one foot to the

I feel a lot

road.It is far too out

know a secret entrance?"I

be surprised by all the things I could tell

me off the main road.We looped around to a

It barely looked used.

and when 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 give us safe passage,"

want me to

be spotted." He

we

to a small coffee shop where we could meet

I said, hugging Jared's neck quickly

each I other

This was different, though.

busy and

were filled

were packed

a heavy

royal army hung

there

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 was

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

the coffee shop once the message was

over my face, I ordered myself a latte

by the presence of

and moved around with each

stirred and my

on my stomach and tried to

was getting

the time of the curse was running out? Or was I just getting

and

had the

a trading vessel.It should give us cover

and cupped his latte between

it

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

should be able to get in touch with

I took another sip from

but if not, at least we

that she had

Jared smiled and nodded.

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