Chapter 165: Continue the Search
Another morning came, and Nikolai was just about getting ready to search for Ezekiel again. At the same time, Mineah was already doing her best to look as innocent as possible even as she was actively looking for an opportunity to sneak out and see her brother’s body. It was still out there, of course, and just the thought of meeting that dragon once again was already making her nervous.
"Are you ready, Mine?" Nikolai asked as they got on their one horse. "It’ll be another tiring day of searching."
"I’m ready, Lai," she nodded in determination behind him. "We won’t find him unless we search for him, and that won’t happen if we wait for my body to recover."
It had been a while since she first had his spirit in her possession once again, and even longer since their last attempt at searching for Ezekiel. The more time they wasted trying to be at their best, the more time they gave Vulcan to fully merge with her brother’s body.
"Unfortunately so," her husband regretfully sighed. "Still, if you start to feel tired, we can call off the search for another time."
"I know, Lai. I won’t stretch myself too thin this time."
With a flick of the reins, Nikolai ushered their horse to move. Leaving the encampment, they made their way to the last location they searched at, with Mineah promptly disembarking as she motioned to utter a spell that would supposedly help find her brother... which was impossible since she already knew where to look for him in the first place.
"It’s... this way," she lied through her teeth, knowing full well that the spell she just uttered was a simply light spell that faked her intentions. "He must be close."
"Lead the way, Mine."