24.8 Freedom

Wait... What? That was far. "The E-Eastern border?" I incredulously asked. "How did he get there?"

From what I could recall, the Empire was as vast as it was borderline a nightmare to traverse through. Also, having one of our men out there doing god knows what was a question in and of itself as well. What was he doing there in the first place?

"We had a bit of an exchange earlier last month," Lise meekly explained. "Bernstein came with me on my last trip back from the village. And as a show of goodwill, I..."

My heart threatened to sink as my sister lingered on the unspoken truth. What the hell did she do?

"Well?" I asked, my patience running thin from the constant mind-fvckery that was taking place.