Chapter 15: Poisoned
Jake thought about what the chief said for a while, but even after that, there was nothing he could understand.
"Thank you for telling me. I’m sorry for having disturbed your home. Still, I’ll have to ask you to point me in the right direction so that I can leave," Jake said.
Cain finally walked in with the tea and the snacks. He placed them on the table and stepped back.
"I see you are in a rush then, but before you go, at least drink and eat a little. Cain went through all the trouble of making it for you," Carson said.
Jake felt it would be rude to refuse at this point, so he stretched out his hands and took the cup of tea. The steam rose and danced right in front of him.
He brought the cup to his mouth and took a sip. The flavours washed over his tongue immediately. Though he could tell that the leaves were low quality, Cain had managed to make their flavours explode.
Jake took the rest away from his mouth. He smiled at Carson and was about to compliment him, but suddenly his throat tightened.
Wheeze. Wheeze.
He struggled to breathe, his hands started shaking. The boiling hot tea fell to the ground, some spilling on him, but he had too much going on now to worry about that.
Crypt tried to step in and help Jake, but their connection was disrupted and he was unsummoned. Whatever was happening inside Jake was disrupting his summoning as well.
His skin started turning pale and his gaze became fuzzy, but he was able to make out the face of Carson and Cain smiling as his body hit the ground.