Burning Soul

“What massacre are you talking about?” Theodore was confused as no one really explained it clearly,

Aeneas also had a confused look, as for everyone else, they had a sad look on their face.

“And where is Ember?” Theo budged his posture and while blinking his eyes he looked around to see if he could find her. After all, she was supposed to be here.

“People get hungry!

She’s out to fetch her snack!” Yvaine replied, lifting her hand and her deep eyes pointing towards the door as she was the one who asked her to go out.

“Hmm, so what is all this massacre about?” Aeneas with a perturbed expression took a few steps towards a chair which was kept in a corner of the room; folded his hands along his chest and grabbed a seat.

Everyone was settled down except Nuae, “I’ll be waiting outside!” He turned around, looking at him with a little dejected look in his eyes. Aeneas asked, “What happened?”

“I don’t want to recall it all!” He replied rubbing his forehead with resentment.

“I can understand that if you are talking about a massacre, that has to be something grave!

But where did it occur, and what exactly happened?

Unless you tell us, we won’t be able to grasp on the situation!” Theo nudged his face anxiously with hands and blinking his delicate deep eyes tenderly looked at Merida with the hope she’d tell him, “Nuae!

Take Carena out!

I don’t want her to hear and revisualize it all again!” She asked him to take the kid out!

While saying this Merida had put her head down in a depressed manner and folded her hands along her waist, her hair banks trembled over her eyes and this time she looked a little feebled in position.

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“I understand, but….” He looked with a confused look pointing his finger towards the kid who was engulfed in playing with Sylph.

She had taken a liking to the spirit of winds in that short amount of time!

“It’s alright Sis!

We’ll keep her company!

And even we don’t wish to hear it all again!

It has been stressful for us!”

Catherine and Naomi agreed on leaving with the kid, they had already heard about what Merida was about to talk about.

“Thanks!” Merida greeted back with pale eyes and still had a depressed expression on their face.

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A while later, the only people left in the room were Theodore, Aeneas, Milot, Vivian, Yvaine and Merida.

Merida closed her eyes nudged her face anxiously, after opening her eyes she enchanted her eyebrows and took a deep breath before speaking up,

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“A while after you departed, Athena asked me and Diana to head to the remaining Plane Guardians and warn them of the things that were happening.

As per Griffin, the attacks were not done yet and there may be another wave! But as of now, their movements seemed to have halted for some reason.

To understand what exactly happened he told us to go and seek some ancient knowledge about the seals and entrances to hell!

I was asked to travel to the Library of Axum, and while I was at it he told me to see if the plane guardian of BeastMens knows something! His father, lord Dimitri has abundant knowledge about all the ruins that are long forgotten to mortals!

So I decided to head here,

As for her, she’s headed to Lamorra as we speak,

The kingdom of Lamora is known for the brave heroes who once fought with Demons and Archdemons on the frontline!

And thus, I headed here, to Arnor.

I let her take the chivalry while taking a walk here,

Although it was enough for both of us and we could have split it in half yet, I chose to walk!

What could be more interesting than understanding the strength of the Plane Guardian I was to meet up with!” She fisted her hand and had a proud face to which both Aeneas and Theo had blank expressions on face and showed a hint of concern, ‘Testing Duvrion on his grounds? Is she stupid?’ were the thoughts that rattled their minds. Theo rubbed his forehead in a free manner.

“It didn’t take me long to get to a town nearby

Although it was right around the border strangely I wasn’t followed by any guards!

Saying this Merida nodded her head while enchanting her eyebrows upwards and blinking her eyes a little fast; with her slender hands, she stroked her hairs behind her ears.

I heard that Duvrion, she continued; The overlord of Arnor has the ability to locate any soul that enters and exits his territory!

I should have understood it right away! Something was amiss ever since! She said while rubbing her forehead and then stroking her chin.