Chapter 143: Lightning
Adeline let out another exasperated sigh and said, "But it is! You didn’t want to go into the ruins. You only went because I went..." She felt like she was causing so many problems... The feeling of guilt came to her too often.
"And I would have died if you didn’t come here in the first place. We are alive now, are we not? So stop worrying." Dimitri sat up with enthusiasm. After being healed, his vigour came back. He was kind of grateful that they met this way. The previous goodbye was hard...
And he didn’t feel like it was the best one. Right now, this... This was one last adventure before he left and it was just them, no one else. This felt like the perfect goodbye.
The Mage Tower should not be too far from here. He could vaguely make out the top of the tower from in between the trees. He will be able to complete this journey.
He felt assured knowing that the Goddess could guide her back while making sure no monster approached her...
Those monsters were... They were treacherous beings. How could any civilisation survive when such beings were around? No wonder many of them fell... The monsters remained victorious.
How could one ever quell this problem? They couldn’t, many tried but it was all in vain...
"I guess..." Adeline muttered, her voice very low, despite what he said, she knew that some fault lay in her too.
Her words interrupted Dimitri’s thoughts. He simply just smiled at her to show that he was okay.
Their moment of respite was short-lived. A rustling sound in the underbrush made Adeline freeze. Dimitri tensed, his hand instinctively moving to his sword hilt, but unfortunately, he didn’t have a sword!
This journey was a trial for the Mage Tower, he intended to use only his magic so he didn’t bother bringing a sword with him.