Chương 1841: Brothers at Arms (Part 1)

Lith, Solus, and Elina walked slowly toward their destination. They enjoyed the noises of the bustling city and the warmth of the sun that shrugged off the coldness that haunted them inside.

Yet the brightest light always cast the deepest shadows and many of them were following Lith from far away enough to not let even his inhuman senses notice them.

***

City of Belius, about the same time.

Kamila Yehval stared at her sorry figure in the mirror, taking deep breaths in a futile attempt to calm down. She had deep bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep, she was covered in sweat, and her eyes were bloodshot.

Yet she wasn't back from a deadly mission nor had she been forced to work a triple shift. It was her birthday and she had taken a leave of a few days to recover from fatigue and celebrate the anniversary with her sister.

What had reduced her like that was simply stress.