Chapter52

#Chapter52

/"Are you sure you want to leave?/" Annelece stood before them as they turned to leave.

/"Let me through,/" Ariel pushed him and walked ahead with Jevelene's hand in his, /"I want to go back home,/"

/"Never thought you'd be such a coward, Sir Ariel,/" Adelaida said.

Ariel turned towards her, /"What the hell do you mean?/"

/"You are leaving,/" She clenched her fist, remembering her brother's death, /"You can't just leave. Mister Nataniel...Wasn't he your friend? Didn't you travel miles to get here, to Alkinshime? You can't turn back now! It would just mean that Mister Nataniel's sacrifice was in vain!/"

Annelece looked at her, standing tall before Ariel, questioning his morals and sense of justice, /"I have made enough sacrifices for this journey. Dad told me to take care of Nataniel. He was my...He was little brother,/" Ariel looked down, /"I couldn't save him. I can't protect the people I love,/"