Chapter 35: Sunset
Getting Kai to leave after the combing was next to impossible, but it was getting dark, and Nick didn't want Kai roaming around the forest in the dark. The monster kings didn't have any problems moving around during the day, but the night was always more dangerous. Nick wanted him home before it was too late.
Kai wanted to eat and sleep. Walking all the way home was the last thing he wanted. But he brought it on himself, and since Nick was gracious enough to give him some snacks for the road, he slid down the porch stairs and eeled away.
Nick sat down on the porch with a heavy sigh and watched the sun slowly set behind the tall trees around him.
Being in this other world was strange.
He had almost died several times. It was stressful. It was dangerous.
But he couldn't remember the last time he he just sat down and watched the sunset with a calm mind and still heart.
There were still a lot of questions and uncertainty about his situation. He didn't know what he was going to do about food in the long run. He still wanted to return to Earth or, at the very least, know why he had been teleported to another world.
However, all of those thoughts took a ride in the trunk.
For the first time in a long while, Nick felt peace. He felt like things were going to work out.
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"Malak, tell the council what you told me," Elder Kobo requested.