Chương 599: The Birth of a New Kind of Magic: The Power of a Child

I caught her and opened a portal behind us, and I fell back into it, landing on her bed in the manor. The portal above me shut, and I hugged Eliza tight to me like never before. Something about this moment made it almost hard to breathe as flashes of life forgotten peppered my mind. I could do nothing but hold her close to me as I tried to keep myself together.

"Are you alright?" Eliza asked, looking up from my embrace, and I smiled and to a deep breath before speaking.

"I just really missed you," I said, and Eliza smiled brightly and then cuddled back into my chest as I stroked her hair.

"So, how are things going down there?" Eliza asked after a little while, looking up at me again, and I kissed her forehead, making her smile.