Chapter 99: A Secret For A Secret
"I will have the details in two days time, my lady."
When walking down the hallways, she noticed a sign she didn’t notice when she first entered, it read "A secret for a secret." The writing was almost eerie, it made her feel physical discomfort...
She quickly turned her head away from it and tried to calm down. The sign glowed, there was no doubt in that. But she was the only one who could see that it was imbued with some kind of magic. Dimitri shook his head, he couldn’t see it at all!
It somehow made sense now. No wonder... She was reminded of her secret, that fact that she wasn’t the true Adeline... It was because of the intelligence guild!
They must have enchanted it so that people feel compelled to spill their secrets. That must be it... Right? That secret began to haunt her slowly. She took over the life of someone else. What about the real Adeline? How was she? Where was she?
None of her questions could be answered. She had no clue about her. The Goddess wouldn’t tell her anything anyway. She kept too many secrets from her. Sometimes she didn’t think she could trust her.
But in this crazy world, she was the only other person who knew the truth, and she needed that companionship... Otherwise she would lose her mind.
As they left the store, Adeline felt a strange mixture of relief and nervousness. She knew that they were very capable, they would have the information... It should make her feel relieved but she didn’t...
As she came closer and closer to the truth, she would be pushed further into danger. She turned to look at Dimitri who smiled gently at her. She felt more assured with him by her side.