Chapter 103: Eren [3]
Click—!
The carriage door shut with a firm thud, and the wheels began to roll, gradually pulling them away from the towering gates of the Draken estate.
Inside, Lila exhaled softly and sank into the plush cushions of her seat. The gentle sway of the carriage was almost soothing, a lull after the chaos of the past few hours.
Across from her, Mira sat upright, still visibly tense. After a long pause, she finally asked the question that had been gnawing at her.
"Should we have told them about Eren, Miss Lila?"
Lila, the head of the Lotus House Merchant Guild, didn’t respond immediately. Instead, she turned her gaze to the coat beside her—a worn, weathered piece of leather draped over the armrest. With practiced ease, she reached for it, her fingers brushing against the rough fabric. Gripping it calmed the tremble in her nerves.
"We made the right choice," she said quietly, more to herself than to Mira.
"But—!"
"If we hadn’t told them, they would’ve found me. And your mercenary group, too." Lila’s voice was firm now, her amber eyes narrowing with certainty. "Don’t underestimate the North Duke’s reach. We would’ve been hunted down before we even crossed the next region."
Her tone left no room for doubt.
She pulled the coat over her shoulders, nodding once in quiet satisfaction. For a moment, the carriage was silent again, save for the rhythmic clatter of wheels against the cobblestone road.
Mira couldn’t help but stare at the coat. She had noticed it ever since they left the abandoned mine—the very place where everything had changed.