“I would’ve too. I stopped the first bullet, but I couldn’t stop the second one…” Abel said regretfully as he noticed Sam’s tears streaming down her cheeks. “Who is her real family? Is it the Adelmar family?”

Sam nodded gently without speaking.

“Who heads the family?” Abel asked.

“I… can’t say…” Sam shook her head.

“I’ll find out tomorrow anyway,” Abel reminded her. “You might as well tell me now.”

“No,” Sam said, avoiding Abel’s eyes. “If you find out on your own, no one can say it’s because I told you…”

“Huh! The girl is tight-lipped, it seems…” Abel chuckled.

“I’m only here to escort you onto the island before I have to return to Struyria,” Sam continued. “If you meet Ms. Emmeline, please let me know how she is.”

already here, why don’t you just

don’t know how the Master would react when he meets you,” Sam explained. “I should steer clear of him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect Ms. Emmeline. He gave me an earful

It

my eyes on Ms. Emmeline at all

point arguing over that now,” Abel interrupted

not at liberty to say, Mr. Ryker. You’ll find

frown deepened. The woman was doing

might end up spending days or even months trying to find it.” Sam repeated.

nodded briefly. “Thank

doing it for Ms. Emmeline,” Sam raised her head, finally looking Abel in the eye.

of Sam, make sure she has some food to eat. We’ll set sail first thing at

Abel,” Luca responded immediately before turning to Sam. “Your room is ready. Why don’t you have a shower while I get

turned slightly pink again. “Thank you, Luca,” she said softly before turning to

pain was dulled by the hopeful anticipation of seeing Emmeline again. If he was not considerate of the fact that Sam might need some rest after

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