Tangled By Fate

Chapter 547  STUPEFACTION

"Ah… don't mind it." She hurriedly said. "Forget what I said. I thought going to a new place all alone by myself, I'll be lonely. I also need someone to help me…"

"I'll help you!" Sebastian instantly cut her off. "I'll be with you so that you don't feel lonely…"

Only then did he realize that he was being too forward, it was out of character. He awkwardly scratched his head. "I… I mean…" he stammered.

"Perfect!" Catherine grabbed his hand. "It will be good having you around. I want to buy a house around the mountain. I want to grow vegetables in the back garden and flowers in from of the house. There should be a flower path so that people who come to my house feel welcome. And…"

She went on and on, not noticing how dearly Sebastian was staring at her and listening to her.

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Dorothy looked around the camp, feeling a bit overwhelmed. Her fingers strongly squeezed Ovior's long sleeve.

He looked at her with concern. He knew she was feeling uncomfortable. He wanted to directly go back to the tower but Darius sent him a message through their communication stone. He had to change his direction and come back to the camp.

He couldn't leave Dorothy all by herself in an unknown place like the Magic Tower and so he took her with him. But now, he had mixed feelings.

"What do you want to talk about?" he asked Darius who was waiting for him in the camp.

"Ovior, nice to see you back. I went to look into the thing you asked me for." Darius handed a scroll to him.

He took it while asking, "Did you find it?"

"I did. In fact, I was surprised when I saw it with my very eyes. That freaking witch went to Utahill. I saw her climbing the mountain range Alss. She even went inside the sacred temple."

Ovior frowned from the report.

"Are you sure it was the witch, not anyone else?" He pressed. The last thing he expected was that the witch had any connection with the Rosemary Temple or the saint.

"I know my way there. I didn't go to the temple myself but I know where it is. Also, do you think there would be anything else other than the sacred temple?" Darius tried to justify. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"What you just told me is something grave, you realize that, right?" Ovior wiped his forehead. "We are still dealing with the elves. If another force tries to attack us now, we won't be able to handle it. "I wish Veronica was with us right now. I would have sent her with you, Merlin and Zinnia. She would be the best person to handle that."

Darius said, "I would love to see her turn into a dragon and burn down the witch. She acted all creepy when she climbed the mountain. It was like she knew the path. She took a secret root inside the cave and went to the temple."

"You mean there is a cave that leads to the temple?" It was the first time Ovior heard of it. Not even Veronica mentioned this to him before. "Not inside the temple," Darius corrected. "Outside the temple. Still, it's way better than going to the temple through snowstorms and coldness." "I need to inform this to Arthur. We cannot go there but I'm sure he'll approve Veronica to go there," Ovior contemplated.

"If you want, I can go there and keep an eye on her," Darius said. "I still don't understand how she went there. Utahill is a forbidden place for you people. If magicians can be there, how can the dark witches step there? It's a holy place. And the sacred temple?"

"Maybe the holiest place isn't holy anymore," Ovior commented.

"By the way, who is the girl behind you?"

Since he had nothing to report, Darius finally asked about the girl who was hiding behind Ovior.

At first glance, she was a renowned beauty with light blue eyes and brunette hair. However, taking a proper look, he realized that it was a teenager. He never thought that he would see a beautiful girl with the most stoic, strict, harsh and boring man on earth.

Ovior instantly reached out when Darius mentioned her. He gently held around her shoulder and said, "Dorothy, meet my friend, Darius. Darius, this is Dorothy."

"Hello, young lady. It's a pleasure to meet you." Darius reached out his hand.

"Hello, milord. The pleasure is mine." Dorothy slightly bowed and held his hand.

Darius took her hand and tried to kiss the back of her hand when her hand was snatched by Ovior.

"What was that for?" Darius complained.

"No need to be all touchy with her."

"What do you mean by touchy?" Darius took his behavior personally. "She consented by giving me her hand. Don't treat me light a plague. Isn't she just a child? I'm not into children. Anyway, why are you with a child? Who are you to her?"

"I'm…" As if something caught in his throat, Ovior answered with a bit of hesitation, "My friend."

"A friend?" Darius was skeptical. "How can a boring person like you have a teenage friend?"

Ignoring his question, Ovior replied, "I'm glad you two met. Thanks for the report, stay with Arthur for now. No need to tell him anything. I'll head back with Dorothy first."

"Sure," Darius agreed. He saw Ovior and the girl leave. After they disappeared under his watch, he mumbled, "Damn it! Since when was he a pedo? I never thought I'd see the day he kidnapped an innocent girl. To whom should I tell this story? I bet no one would expect something like that."

Humming a song, he walked toward Zinnia's camp when he saw Sebastian hugging Catherine. His jaw dropped.

'How in the name of sexy girls the world has turned into?' he wondered. 'How could a punk who doesn't even know how to masturbate can get himself a girl? How come I can't get a woman?'