Chapter 368: A Scarlet Dawn
The sunlight peeked through the crack in Stryg’s room. He grimaced and grumbled under his breath. His eyelids snapped open and he glanced around the unfamiliar room with an uneasy gaze. After two quick breaths, he relaxed his tense muscles and laid back down on his cot.
Right, I’m back home.
He had finally returned to the village after 3 years and somehow, despite the turbulent homecoming, things had worked out. The tribe had accepted him back. He was no longer an exile, the chieftain had declared it himself. Even better, his friends and him were given an actual cabin! Not some small old tent, but a freshly built cabin, the sign of a well-respected tribe member. Things were actually going well for once. Srixa had even danced with him last night.
Stryg found himself grinning at that last part.
Still…
He sat up and touched his forehead carefully.
The headache is gone…
While things seemed as if they were going well, not everything was as perfect as it seemed. Although the others in the tribe hadn’t outright rejected him, many of them still hated him or at best were standoffish.
Worse, someone had possibly messed with his memories, or the memories of Second Mother. Either way, he’d make whoever did it pay.