Chapter 113: Can it be? Is this true?
"Do you need anything else, my Lord?" Sam asked. Cass was tucked in with nice, new sheets around his shoulders. His bed was fully repaired and fixed, the sheets warm thanks to a little thing that Sam had slid in between the sheets, and his pillow was fluffed. Byron’s frame was standing in the doorway, the light from the hallway masking his face as he stood there, making sure that they were safe while Sam stood by Cass’ side of the bed, fussing.
If Cass was honest, all of this care was making his eyes heavy. He’d gotten that burst of energy to deal with the small group outside of his rooms, but now it was all gone. He could barely keep himself awake. He felt like he opened his mouth and mumbled something, but he wasn’t sure. Sam’s hand brushed his forehead before Cass’ eyes closed for the final time and the sleep overtook him.
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When Cass opened his eyes, it was dark. He blinked several times, his heart racing in his chest as he whipped his head around trying to see if the whole area was dark. Coming to the conclusion that yes, he was in a dark space again, he did notice that something was a little off with it. This didn’t feel like the space that he had woken up in before when he was talking to the ’gods’, but at the same time...
Where the hell was he? What was going on? Was he actually awake? Were the ’gods’ checking in on him after what he’d gone through? He thought that they were only able to do that if he was in the temple?
A gentle breeze blew, and Cass turned in the direction it was coming from. Suddenly, the space behind him was filled with bright light and Cass had to narrow his gaze to even be able to see. It was a grove of sorts, filled with sunlight, trees and flowers. It actually...looked like his favourite spot in the park that he used to go to that was near his home.
Swallowing, Cass got to his feet, moving towards the brightly lit area, all the while every hair on the back of his neck stood on end. Why the fuck was he being shown this? Was he...
Was he going to meet Lord Blackburn?
Excitement filled him, before he tried to dampen it down. Even if this was the normal route when something like this happened, that might not be the case. It could be another ’god’. Even if something like this happened after a replacement arrived in another land, or the black screen was pretty fucking common, that didn’t mean that Cass was going to get it.