Chapter 165: Let’s Duel
"Inna?"
"Inna!" Cas and Maddie exclaimed at the same time before moving closer to the luminous relic, "Inna, can you hear me?"
"Do you hear something?" Inna’s voice came as an inquiring whisper, and another familiar voice belonging to a male was heard from inside the luminescence of the medallion. "Inna what did you do this time? Did you break it? Sigh...what did I say about taking things from Osvaldo? You’re starting to hear things... and why is it glowing like that?"
"Inna!"
"Hold on! Aren’t you hearing someone call my name, I’m not making up excuses, it sounded like Cas’s voice.." The amusement in Inna’s voice was broken by silence till they heard her speak for the second time. "Cas? Maddie?"
"Can you hear us for the third time?"
"My God it’s them! Elian it’s them! Cassian! Where in heaven’s name have you two been?? The whole of Carmarthen is about to flip upside down due to your sudden disappearance, and the matter has been taken to King Alaric. Where is my baby Ali? Is he fine? How is it possible that we’re communicating through this...thing?!" As usual, all of Inna’s emotions were poured out in her manner of speaking; her anger, her worries, her confusion, and whenever she spoke like that, Cassian and Madeline knew they had to stay quiet till she was done pouring her frustration out. Cassian knew his sister too well to interrupt her when she was in the middle of throwing her tantrums.
"What happened to the both of you?" It was Elian’s voice that became more audible this time around, and his concern was evident as he asked. "Where are you??"
"It’s a long story, listen I can’t explain everything to you like this so I need you to do something for me.." Cassian answered before proceeding with his request, "What I can tell you is Maddie and I are fine, so is Ali and we won’t be back till after a month’s time. Tell this to Mother and Father, I don’t know how you guys are going to handle it but make up an excuse or something, anything that will silence our missing report till we return. Can you do that for me?"