Hellbents
Chapter 122: Ice and Cheetah
"Let's buy you a snack first, the sweet food will make the heartache disappear," Ava sat down beside the already calm Lorah, but her red eyes from holding back the crying were still visible.
But before the little girl nodded, Ellijah interrupted, "Wouldn't we just rush on the ship? Our existence has been exposed."
"Huh, our existence has been a concern of people since coming out of the inn if you want to complain, blame the noisy followers."
Although the mages hurriedly cleared up the problems their members had caused, their departure again had to be postponed, this time because it was Ava's wish. He did not want to leave behind a child who had just been abused. His gloomy childhood will instead strike him in a nightmare later that night, already reminded. After all, it would leave a bitter taste on the tip of his tongue.
Well, status and money do make things easier.
"His speech is so arrogant!" Dom covered the side of his lips so that his movements would not be seen by Duke Frost, but his complaints were too loud to be called whispers.
"But don't look for him, because your hobby is fighting" Ava replied, no need to argue because Dom was right.
"Hey! You're the one acting sober first!"
"Because I do know, why do you want me to pretend to be stupid?"
"What?! You're that-"
"So your mouth, Beastman. You're talking to a royal princess." Ellijah did not hide her hatred for the situation. His blue eyes stared at Dom's temple from earlier, as if he wanted to stick a dagger into the man's head.
On the other hand, the rough experience of the streets made Dom not easily intimidated. "We were chatting casually," he chimed in, then continued with a grin, "Our outsiders don't have to interfere."
Fortunately, they had arrived at the cafe near the port. A waiter approached their entourage with a big smile, recognizing the expensive cloth of the clothes Ava and Ellijah were wearing, shouting the label 'rich man'.
"Tables for five, no, six people. Black tea and milk, and take out the snacks that this girl will choose." Hearing the demands of the person in front of him, the waiter swiftly opened the menu and explained each list vigorously while leading them to where they were available. Lorah chose timidly.
When Ava wanted to sit down, she was interrupted. "You're sitting next to me." Once again, Ellijah is uncooperative, Dom does not help the situation by deliberately heating up the atmosphere, the male cheetah intends to take a seat next to Ava. Now that Ava was next to Ellijah, Dom and Lorah sat side by side as usual, leaving two empty seats that were still occupied. "Rose, sit. Don't try to make us more conspicuous." The personal servant of the princess complied with a heavy heart, because her position was between two men who tried to show dominance from earlier.
Now, only one empty seat next to Ava is uninhabited. Finally asked the question he had been asking. "Where's River?"
Ava thinks River will continue to stick to Dom and Lorah, given the biggest reason the man followed Ava as a travel companion was because Ava could replace her sister who in the past River could not protect. Therefore, Lorah instead became the best candidate, the age of the boy was the same as River's sister when the events that imprint as trauma for the monster tamer occurred.
However Ava did not see the brown-haired man with those friendly green eyes from earlier.
It was then that Lorah who was about to eat a piece of cake came to a halt, Dom was also silent with a dark face shriveling.
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Something has happened.