Chapter 1646
“You’ve been rather silent since I found you,” I said. “Are you alright?”
While the lionesses scouted out the terrain and Eliana prepared for the upcoming battle, I retired to my room. I had been up for nearly two days. Even though I didn’t need as much sleep as I once did, a few hours of rest before we began the ceremony was probably a good idea. With some effort, I managed to get Cici and Chance to leave the room, giving me some private time with Carmine. Alysia had politely retreated into my soul world to give us the time and space we needed as well.
Carmine didn’t answer my question right away. She sat there on the bed across from me for a bit, thinking slowly and deliberately. I had already spent about an hour filling her in on everything that had happened, starting from when I was
“When our bond was cut, I felt I had lost a part of myself.” Carmine began. “You are my everything, and one minute you were there a feeling in the back of my head, and the next minute you were gone. I didn’t even have Salicia there to irritate me. Have you found her?”
“I’m… um… still looking.” I scratched my cheek awkwardly.
She only nodded. “Well, it’s not like she would have been any comfort. For most of my life, I’ve been on my own. I thought that was always going to be the case. It wasn’t until I ended up by your side that realized I wasn’t alone in this world. Just when I was starting to grow comfortable, just when I was starting to think things were going to be different, then you were gone, and I was on my own again.”
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I winced. “I am so sorry. I shouldn’t have taken so long to find you.”
“I don’t blame you. Had I not run off here, I would have heard of your return months ago. I had just been doing nothing in the church…”