Chapter 184: Bury the Past
Katelina and her convoy, along with Commander Cora and her men, spent the night at the manor of Count and Countess Hendrix. From there, they were set to travel directly to Haven Forest early the next morning for the Global Summit, which was five days away.
As soon as they finished dinner, everyone retired early to rest for the journey. Asura helped Katelina clean up and get ready for bed, as she was truly exhausted. However, Katelina was afraid to sleep, so she asked Asura to bring her some manuscripts she had yet to read. These contained more information and spells about dragons and dragonriders that Priest Mauro had found among Priest Saul’s belongings.
"Your Majesty, you should rest," Asura tried to convince her.
Katelina smiled and said, "I will, Asura. You can leave now and rest. Don’t worry about me. I will sleep soon."
Asura shrugged her shoulders in defeat. "Let me at least prepare you some tea and a snack in case you feel hungry," she murmured with a pout, and Katelina nodded.
"Here, please drink this while it’s hot," Asura handed her a cup of tea. Katelina accepted it and drank it.
"Thank you... Is this a new flavor?" Katelina inquired. Asura gave her an awkward smile and said, "I added some potion to help you sleep." Then she yawned and said, "Have a good night’s rest, Your Majesty. I will leave now and see you tomorrow morning."
Katelina blinked as she watched Asura practically run out of her bedchamber. She closed her eyes and released a heavy sigh. Her friend was just concerned about her, and she understood that fully, but she was not ready to have another nightmare. The thought of seeing flashbacks of those kinds of memories made her tremble.
In her dreams, she didn’t see the details, and she feared seeing the full extent of what she had been through with that demon.