Chapter 186:
Arthur's Point of View
Helmsforth Temple
Upon entering the Temple, I imdiately focused on the different magic signatures present. The two largest ones were obviously Arceana and Elincia, which were together. However, another smaller white aura signature was in the garden. Moving through the Temple, I found myself in a familiar spot. It was the sa spot where that cloaked woman attacked .
Ignoring my thoughts of the mystery Demon, I moved to the garden where Lucia sat alone. "Do you sit out here often?"
She jumped slightly and turned to startled. "Sir Arthur!" Lucia's body quickly relaxed upon seeing it was only . "I did not hear you approach."
"A talent I am thankful for at tis." Then I gestured to her stone bench. "May I?"
Lucia scooted over slightly. "By all ans." Sitting down next to her, I looked at the flowers as her eyes studied . "Is there a reason you are here with a bottle of alcohol in your hand?"
Taking a sip, I offered it to her, before I quickly pulled it away. "How old are you?"
Rolling her eyes, she replied. "Old enough to drink, Arthur. However, I usually prefer to stay away from such beverages."
Lifting the bottle up, I swirled the liquid inside around. "Yeah. I'm not the biggest fan either." Both hands went to my hair as I began to rub my head. "I just needed it for a little bit. Not that it does anything."
"If you do not like it, and it does little, why drink it?" The youngest High Elf inquired.
"It fit for the ti and place..."
We went quiet for a mont before Lucia finally spoke up again. "Why are you here, Arthur? Did you find on purpose, or did you decide to join on a whim?"
I sighed. "I was looking for you." Giving her a small shrug, she just listened. "Not that it was hard to find you. Arceana and Elincia are together right now, so you're the only other person with a white magic signature."
Another short silence. "Are you going to tell why?"
Turning to her, Lucia looked in my eyes as she waited. "Do you know what you are to Arceana and Elincia?" I inquired.
"Well, I would like to think I am family. Arceana raised from when I was a baby, just like she did for Typhon." She beca quiet. "I always wondered if we were related, but she always told that it did not matter. We were family." Then she smirked and gave a look. "That ans little when you look in the mirror and see such a strong resemblance." Lucia shrugged softly. "I do not know what I am to them, but I owe them a great deal. Arceana especially."
"Has she ever threatened you in any way?" Lucia seed confused at that. "Arceana, I an. Have you ever felt in danger or questioned your safety around her?"
"No?" Her tone was confused and unsure. "Never have I ever felt unsafe near her."
There was no real way to proceed with this in a careful manner. "Lucia," I began in a serious tone. "If you ever, and I do an ever, question your wellbeing with her, you find ." Lucia opened her mouth, but I continued. "Do you know how to teleport?"
She was stunned and sputtered a response. "I-I... What? No!" Then she placed a hand on my shoulder. "What does that have to do with anything?"
Turning away from her, I looked back to the flowers. "Find soone who can teach you. Alwin, Ayda, even Arceana herself. It doesn't matter who it is. Learn how to do so, and if anything ever happens," My eyes shifted back to her. "You teleport to my ho or to if you can pinpoint . It doesn't matter if it's Arceana or Elincia. You find ."
Lucia seed stunned before she got a more serious expression on her face. "What happened?"
"Nothing."
"Sothing had to have happened for you to seek out like this."
"The less you know, the better. I don't want to ruin your image of anyone or be looking over you shoulder. All I want is for you to be prepared and have a plan." I told her before shaking my head. "There is nothing more I will say." Standing, she seed alard at that. "I need to leave before either Priestess realizes I'm here. Rember what I said, Lucia."
Without giving her a chance to respond, I portaled away. Returning ho left with mixed feelings. Arceana is far worse than I thought. Weapons ready to kill that are specific for killing immortals. Not sure how they'd work on , but I'm not interested in testing that at the mont. Putting the Demon Stone dagger on my desk, I sat down on my bed.
"How did it all go so wrong?"
My mumble was t with silence. Arceana never acted like this, but she's been through a lot and had her head fucked with. Who knows what all she had to endure in the last two thousand years... Rubbing my face at the thought of 'dealing' with her and Elincia, I sighed again.
"I need to be ready." Looking out my window at the new wall, I moved towards it. "A wall isn't going to help much against a foe like Thana. There has to be more I can do without dredging up my old na and taking the throne..." Leaning against the wall, I closed my eyes. "But what?"
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