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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.

there.We only have another thirty minutes of

lifted my leg

the tender, aching muscles of my

just do that for a few

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

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

sighed, melting into

couple of minutes, he put my shoes

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

and held

hand and he pulled me to

all the aching and swelling

feet and shifted my weight from one foot to

feel a lot

to get into the capital on the main road.It

know a secret

by all

main road.We looped around

It barely looked used.

was on it and when we got to the edge of the capital, I noticed there weren't any

a vessel that will

do you want me to do?" I

don't be spotted." He glanced over

we

me directions to a small coffee shop where we

hugging

been around each I other every

This was different, though.

capital was busy and there were people

were filled

were packed

a heavy military

army hung around on the

there for protection

own defenses in place? While waiting for Jared, I snuck

to warn her about what

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

headed straight to the coffee shop once the message was

sun hat tipped over my face, I ordered myself a

of them seemed bothered by the presence of

happily and moved around with each other like it was any normal

stirred and

my stomach and

shadow was getting

out? Or was I just

started and looked

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

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

sat down and cupped

will it

but it will

to get in touch with my family

another sip from my

at least we will be a

cousin while we were here.I just thought that she had

Jared smiled and nodded.

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