It’s meant to be…

"What?" Shelby blurted. She was so surprised that Roman had opted not to let her in on the past. It surprised her as well as made her sad. How lovely would it be to understand how this person had ended up in that state. However, what was the essence? Maybe, he was right?

Something told Shelby that the key to whatever was going on in the Fae kingdom was linked to Roman's story. She was unsure why she thought so, but Shelby was a 100% positive on this. That aside, with the little information she had before coming there and what she had seen, she could make some deductions of her own.

However, it wasn't like she could force the last essence of Roman to give her any information. It was impossible as she was also not sure what she was dealing with. Leaving that behind, Shelby had another challenge.

 "W-hat's h-appening to you?"

Roman smiled, bringing his arms up to study it. He was not surprised like Shelby was, as if this was something he expected.