Chapter 25

As the dawn comes into view, all three of them decide to rest and that's when they learn who the man is–Gowes–and his purpose in going to Vormundham.

Looking straight into the man's dull face illuminated by the growing fire they set, Amira asks, "So, you haven't met your family for decades now and you want them to know you're still alive?"

"Indeed, My lady. It's harrowing thinking you've missed a lot of years not seeing how they've become," he responds, a pinning melancholy clouds his whole face.

Amira's lips curve into a thin smile. She knows the feeling and she can relate.

"How about the two of you? Do you have a family to visit in Vormundham?" Gowes asks, eyeing each of his companion for answer.

"Y-es, there's someone who has been awaiting our arrival," Kian lies through his teeth.

He is adding a cloth as roof to the mini tent he is setting up from the bricks and leaves he has collected. They don't know where exactly will they find th