Chapter 26 – Winter Break (3)
It was a sunny morning as Quincy, and I walked out from the estate, following the road towards the nearby town, listening to the snow being crunched up under our boots. None of us said anything, as there was a kind of weird shyness between us... I don't know why. It wasn't my first time being alone with her, nor will it be the last. But... I think it has to do with what Father told me yesterday. It was simply too important and shocking to process in only one night, and I guess my weirdness was too easily detectable, spreading onto Quincy too.
"Did... something happen?" She asked finally as we walked a far distance away from the mansion.
"Well... kinda. Yes." I nodded, not wanting to lie to her. "A lot... in fact."
"Is it bad? That is why you look like you ate a lemon for breakfast? With its shell and everything?"
"Errr..." I grimaced, making her frown, "No, it is not bad per se... but weird, okay?"
"Aaaaand..." She stopped, putting her hands on her waist, watching me with a raised eyebrow. Her hot breath produced a steamy cloud between us, and just when it dissolved, another appeared as she continued breathing like some dragon mistress, eyeing me as some kind of prey, "Are you going to tell me or what?"
"Okay, okay... I will... but only if-"
"If?" She wrinkled her nose, which was... cute. I mean... "If it starts with an 'if,' that means it is about me?"
"Sharp." I don't know if I ever spoke that out, but I guess I did because her eyebrows started to furrow close together, waiting for me to continue. "Let's start with the unimportant part, then!" I cleared my throat, deciding to try and... get myself a bit more time before facing her highly plausible wrath.
"Go on." She nodded, with one leg tapping the snow-covered sidewalk like a beaver making a dam out of branches and mud.
"Well, Father will collect everything I need for the ritual. Then we need a magical snake that I can use as a sacrifice."