ushernet Chapter 418: Time To Go Back Home
Chapter 418: Time To Go Back Home
Chapter 418: Time To Go Back Home
"What do you mean, I'm not looking at it the right way?" Northern frowned slightly as he examined her eyes, waiting for her response.
"What I'm saying is... have you heard her side of the story? Have you listened to the Oracle herself?"
Northern glared at her for a couple of seconds before hissing away rudely.
"What are you saying? Am I supposed to sit down and be like, 'Oh hey, Terence, let me hear your part of the story about how you and Raven deceived me when you both knew what was going to happen with the airship anyway?'"
He finished with a blank expression on his face.
Annette gulped and looked away, forcing a shameful smile. She managed to squeeze out some words.
"You don't have to put it like that... you could just—"
"Save it, Annette." Northern interrupted. After a beat, he continued, "I'm done with them, alright? I'm done being a useful tool to some damned lady. I can't believe I trusted her with my back at some point."
"Wow, that must have been epic."
Northern grimaced at her. "It's not even funny. Why the hell are you grinning like that?"
Annette wiped the smirk off her face and frowned. "Better?"
Northern looked away. "Whatever." He spent a few seconds gazing at the tall trees while Annette keenly watched him from behind.
She suddenly moved closer, startling him a bit, but not in a dangerous way. He watched her with a raised brow as she stood next to him, measuring her shoulders against his.
"Damn it, Northern! Damn it!"
"What?"
"You've grown so tall! Is this the fourteen-year-old boy who came to the citadel for the examination? Geez, I'm astounded, really."
Northern frowned at the compliment. It made him uncomfortable, and he didn't even know how to react to it.
Before he could, his mind drifted to something else.
"Annette, what month are we in now?"
And he wasn't heading towards the shelter.
She raised her head, let out a tired sigh, and then dropped it.
"I'm really not cut out for this." She groaned a bit and walked back towards the shelter.
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Annette was back at the shelter. As soon as she entered the main hall, Raven stood up, already waiting for her.
Shocked, the vermilion drunkard paused a bit before asking, "Didn't you get any sleep?"
Raven responded curtly, "Sleep is a luxury for me right now."
Annette shook her head. "The people you're doing so much to send home are sleeping peacefully right now. What do you mean sleep is a luxury? Don't be silly. It's not your fate to save the world."
"You don't know that..." Raven's eyes were sharp.
The vermilion drunkard studied her for a moment and eventually shrugged, concluding that nothing she said would change Raven's mind.
Still, Annette couldn't help but wonder what kind of childhood this young girl had.
She settled into one of the chairs and crossed her leg on the wooden table.
"Northern mentioned something about being deceived regarding an airship. Let's leave out the fact that you kept that information from all of us—he seemed really pissed that you and Terence knew what was going to happen but made a fool and a tool out of him."
Raven's brows furrowed.
"No way, why would I do that? If I knew what was going to happen, I wouldn't have interfered. And even if I did, I would have told him to his face, not tricked him."
"Right? I wanted to say that, but you know, I can't really vouch for you and your team. When exactly did Terence know?"
Raven was silent, looking down for a moment before responding.
"It was while Northern and I were in a rift."
"Wow, you two even challenged a rift together. It must have been quite an adventure." She breathed out in relaxation and stood up.
"Well, I've tried my best. Looks like you'll have to do it without Northern anyway. We can give you full support and make do with whatever we can, because you're right. It's time for us to leave this damn land and go back home."