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CHAPTER 33: Mage Silas
After hearing that they have finally reached their destination, Shia stepped out of the carriage together with Lady Khailis and Prince Langrion, and they immediately found themselves in the heart of one of Sensala’s streets. Unlike the main avenue where Master Dredsell’s shop was located, however, Shia realized that they were in a different kind of street. There, looming across them was the poor man’s village – the slum area of Sensala.
When her parents decided to leave Tightwater, Shia and her family tried to avoid contact with large groups of people as much as they can. As a result, she had never travelled much into town with them, and if they did, they would always leave her behind in the caravan, just in the outer edge of the town proper.
As such, the sights and sounds of the poor man’s village were all new to her. The first time she had seen Sensala from the carriage window with his majesty, they passed by numerous extravagant shops and colourful displays set am
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Without a second thought, Shia stepped into the hole she had torn open from the vibrating air. She called over to his majesty, whom she had been dragging all along in her arms, and to Khailis with a voice that no one would probably dare to refuse. “Let’s go, Langrey! Khailis!” Shia hissed, trying not to look back at the mage, who was calling her incessantly. To her great relief, the lady and his majesty followed her as she stepped into the hole and into a vast, silent valley. All at once, the hole shut itself up, and in a second, the vibration in the air she had just seen disappeared. They had just completely left Mage Silas behind on the other side of the void. Shia was still firmly clutching Langrion’s arm and did not realize that her whole body was trembling in fright. She moved closer to his chest and breathed in between fits of anger and sobs. “Idiot!” She said, “Are you an idiot?! What were you trying to tell him back there?!” He p
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