Shadow Slave After they disembarked at the Castle, Effie bid them farewell and went away, giggling as she walked. Sunny and Nephis stared at her back until she disappeared from…
Shadow Slave «Gossiping about me, huh? How exciting!» Pretending to be oblivious, Sunny looked at Nephis and Effie with a little bit of masterfully performed confusion. Nephis spared him a…
Shadow Slave Nephis and Effie were staring at him in surprise, maintaining a smile. Sunny cursed inwardly. Over the years, he had gotten used to his Flaw, and it rarely…
Shadow Slave «I've… made a terrible mistake.» In hindsight, Sunny should have known that he was digging his own grave. It was just that he did not see Effie often…
Shadow Slave «…He's standing right behind me, isn't he?» Nephis slowly released Effie's hand, suddenly feeling weak. It was too late. «Oh, gods…» She briefly considered lighting the ferry on…
Shadow Slave Eventually, they reached the pler. There were six ferries carrying people and cargo across the lake to the Castle, operating in pairs. The one Sunny and Nephis approached…
Shadow Slave Leaving an avatar behind to help Aiko in the kitchen, Sunny left the Brilliant Emporium with Nephis. The avatar did not have the benefit of wearing the Nebulous…
Shadow Slave Cassie did not answer. Perhaps she wasn't in the mood to waste essence to hijack his senses, or perhaps she simply did not want to… In any case,…
Shadow Slave Very soon, Sunny personally delivered a portion of his nearly immaculate waffles to Nephis, complete with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some freshly cut strawberries. «I…
Shadow Slave Back in the Brilliant Emporium, Sunny was standing motionlessly in the middle of the dining hall. His face was frozen. The streets of Bastion had long turned dark,…