Chapter 242: King of Serpents (3)
That evening.
After finishing dinner and lying down in my quarters, I found myself lost in thought about why there was no portrait of the Golden-Crowned Four Kings.
‘Why was that the only one missing?’
‘What is it, So-ryong?’
‘Gyaaah!’
‘S-So-ryong?’
I was deep in thought when Hwa-eun’s voice suddenly interrupted me.
Startled, I sat up and checked my surroundings—but as expected, she wasn’t anywhere near me.
It wasn’t something I heard with my ears. It had been conveyed directly to my mind.
I had fully adapted to sending thoughts to the creatures, but communicating with Hwa-eun—sending and receiving—was still something I hadn’t mastered.
That’s why mistakes happened from time to time. I must’ve thought I was just musing to myself but ended up sending those thoughts straight to her.
‘Ah, no. I mean...’