Yarin's POV:
Since then, Eden gradually beca popular at school. He and Autumn were sweetly in love, often going out on dates after school.
"This is so romantic. It makes want to watch a coming-to-age chic flick again," Cynthia often sighed in admiration. "Compared to when we first arrived, Eden has changed so much in such a short ti. Love truly is a nourishing elixir for the soul."
In any case, the ordinary days passed like this for a while, and before they knew it, March arrived.
One day after school, Heller received an unexpected ssage.
"My brother?" looking at the letter in his hand, he was a bit surprised. "Sisley? Has he returned?"
Bertha nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Evaria returned to Evaria Cetery last night. He sent this letter this morning, hoping to et with you. The queen asked to deliver the letter to you."
"He disappeared for so long, where did he go? Not even a word," Heller grumbled as he opened the envelope and quickly read through it.
"Let see... well, he went on a journey... to the human territory? What's he doing wandering around the human domain for no reason? He visited many places... Oh? Jasper is ntioned too..."
Bertha left after delivering the letter, and Angus was away on a work trip, so she didn't stay long.
Curiously, I asked Heller, "Has Sisley returned? I haven't seen him in ages. Where did he go?"
Heller replied with a sigh, "He said he had a dream one night. In the dream, a swallow flew into his head. He thought it was so kind of revelation or on, so he set out to find clues. He found that humans have a lot of beliefs and ancient totems related to swallows, so he went to investigate."
"A dream? I didn't know the Evaria Family had a lineage of prophecies."
"That's why it's so strange. Dreaming of ordinary animals like cats and dogs is common, but for Sisley to make such a fuss about it, there must be sothing unusual about this dream."
Tomorrow would be Saturday, and Heller decided to see Sisley imdiately and ask him about it.
Ever since the Evaria Family fell apart completely during the invasion many years ago, the family cetery had gradually fallen into disuse. The Evaria family mbers, who had hidden and lived all over, rarely ca back to pay respects to their ancestors. Apart from Sisley, this desolate cetery hardly saw any visitors year-round.
Coupled with the fact that this place was where Azazel had descended, outsiders often associated it with dark and sinister things. It was practically a ghost story in the city. It was truly puzzling how Sisley managed to live here day in and day out for ten years.
Sisley was a famous beautiful boy in his childhood. Of course, he hadn't aged now, having transitioned from a beautiful boy to a handso young man. He had a good upbringing and kept his living quarters and lifestyle organized and orderly.
He appeared to be the dashing scion of an aristocratic family, right? But you could only sense his complex attitude toward the world when you t his eyes and observed closely amidst his politeness mixed with a distant look.
Mom had said that the family's downfall had a profound impact on him, especially when he thought the family could at least barely survive. The Evaria Family suddenly crumbled, leaving a deep-seated shadow of disillusionnt.
That was why Mom had let him be reclusive for so many years. Otherwise, she would have long dragged him into the palace to keep Heller company.
The cetery was eerie and sinister at night, and where there were few people, animals abounded. Owls occasionally let out eerie hoots that sent shivers down one's spine. Feral dogs chased wild rabbits through the bushes, and cat eyes glowed like eerie night fires, making everything tense involuntarily.
"Sisley probably doesn't need to worry about thieves coming here," Cynthia remarked. "Anyone who cos here couldn't last ten minutes before running away in terror."
Sisley lived in the small caretaker's cottage, the only place in the cetery that had light.
When we entered, he was busy organizing so handwritten notes. Seeing us, he smiled warmly.
"Good evening, kids." He stood up from his desk and smiled. "I thought you'd co tomorrow. It's quite late now. I forgot to light the cetery. I hope I didn't scare you."
I thought to myself, I'd encountered demons and goddesses; a re cetery was hardly anything to be afraid of.
Heller seed genuinely happy to see his brother. He replied, "No worries. We have servants and security guards with us."
Sisley motioned for us to sit down and poured us so hot tea. The tea had a familiar but rich aroma, likely brought back from the human realm.
Heller asked him where he had been all this ti, and Sisley said, "Based on the information I found, I visited areas where swallows were once revered or depicted as totems in ancient tis. I traveled throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa. I only heard about the news in the Silver Moon Pack a week ago and hurried back.
"I apologize for being out of touch for so long, Heller. I went to many remote areas where I often couldn't get a signal for ten days or even half a month. Had I known your eyes were having problems, I would have definitely returned imdiately."
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