Chapter 453: Back at the Camp
Elin was a little surprised to see Kim return without the other group that had gone into the city. As she understood that they were supposed to sell the teeth from the flowers and then meet up with Jonas' group so they could buy the food they needed. Yet, here they were, returning without Jonas' group.
She herself had been sent back to let the others know what they'd been able to get while the others waited to see if Kim, Elwin, or Heather showed up. Either with the money they'd need to buy the supplies or to let them know that they didn't have any luck on the sale of the flower's teeth. Although, the sight of Kim shot almost everything else out of her mind. Though, she did wonder why they weren't with Jonas' group at this time.
Not that she was going to say anything about it. Not when she didn't know about anything that had happened in the city. After all, it could very well be that they just weren't able to get as much for the teeth as they had expected they'd be able to. Which would be understandable since they didn't know how valuable they'd be in the first place. While they were unusual, it could also be that they weren't that uncommon to begin with.
Heather and Sonya at least seemed excited to be back together, though Elin couldn't help but wonder if she and Kim could have been like that if they hadn't had that falling out at that one point. She doubted it, since she didn't think that Kim had been nearly as excited as Heather or Sonya were at this moment, even at the peak of their relationship.
Elwin seemed more sour than he had been before they left, but Elin couldn't say that she was that surprised. She wasn't sure what would make Elwin happy, aside from having his brother brought back to life somehow, but she knew that even with her spell that could do just that, that it was too late for her to use it to bring him back. Or at least she assumed the time period for it had expired, since it wasn't really clear just how long that the spell would be viable after a person died.
She at least knew that it worked because she'd brought Heather back, but she certainly didn't think that it would be good to let everyone else know she had that spell. Not when she didn't like the idea of someone being aware that they'd died. She knew she certainly wouldn't like to learn that she had been dead and was alive again like that.
Heather had run ahead of Elwin and Kim, so it was a couple minutes longer before they reached them, though Elin and Elwin were still sitting around the campfire. It wasn't strictly necessary at that moment, but it was at least close enough to the time to have it lit.
"We're going to have a guest tonight," Kim announced as she sat down by the fire, next to Elin. "It'll be someone you know."
"I thought we were supposed to avoid the king," Elmo complained, clearly already having determined who the 'guest' would be.