Chapter 331.1
“Are you awake now?”
Eugene detected familiar features of the young man she had glimpsed in her earlier vision of the future on the face of the approaching man. He bore a resemblance to him – her son, and his son too.
The information she had gleaned from those glimpses remained limited, yet a sensation lingered, as if she had witnessed the conclusion of a lengthy and intricate tale. It was the kind of ending where all tribulations reached their cessation, and the words “And they all lived happily ever after” would be aptly placed.
While Alber regarded the act of “foreseeing the future” as a canvas of potentialities, Eugene aspired to transmute that vision into an irrevocable reality. She believed she could enact it. Extending her arms toward Kasser, he appeared perplexed yet oddly content as he drew her into an embrace.
“Feel free to rest a while longer,” Kasser said. “We’ll traverse the border after the sun has fully risen.”
“Is it okay for me to be this at ease?” Eugene asked.
“You managed to approach the border in your slumber. If the knights had been tailing us, they would have caught up by now.”
Kasser had carried the slumbering Eugene for a considerable stretch last night. As their plan involved entering the Dicus Kingdom after daybreak, there was no need to hurry. While crossing the border at night was feasible, the scrutiny was likely to be intense.
He dispatched Abu to scout for any potential pursuers during their leisurely stroll, yet there were no signs to suggest that her escape had drawn any attention – her getaway appeared to have unfurled triumphantly.