Chapter 24: Surprise!

“You can stay here as long as you want. It’s dangerous outside this cave.” Kuu woke me from my deep thoughts. I sighed heavily and ducked to pat his head.

“Look. I won’t be staying here for long. I still need to do something; we will leave in a bit,” I told him.

His brows furrowed to that message. “Why? You might get caught out there,” he fretted.

“Someone is waiting for me. I promised to meet him,” I honestly responded. He gazed at me for a moment, sighed laboriously, and crossed his arms.

“Who?” He raised his brows.

“The prince,” I replied.

“Oh. The jerk,” Kuu rolled his eyes.

I burst into waves of laughter as soon as I heard him call Caius a ‘jerk.’ “Why do you call him that?” I tried to suppress my laugh.

“Because he is.” He strongly stated.

“I don’t like him too,” I whispered to him.

“Then don’t go,” he asked, beseeching.

I sighed and gave him a sincere smile. “There are things that we need to do. And I need his help to stop the witch queen from sabotaging the village anymore.