Emlyn could rest properly that night. She slept a dreamless sleep and in the morning she felt so fresh and alert.
This change was noticed by Kira who had been traveling with Emlyn for one week and saw her looking glum or quiet most of the ti.
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She realized Emlyn had turned brighter and happier after they reached Lakeshire and t Maxim. Before, she looked like she was carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. Now, Emlyn looked like she had shared her burden and could feel more at ease.
"How was your sleep last night?"? Maxim asked Emlyn when they had breakfast together in the inn's dining room which was located on the ground floor.
"It was good,"? Emlyn smiled. "I am now fresh and ready to go."
"That's good," Maxim said before he finished his tea and then took out a scroll from his pocket. The man spread it on the table and Emlyn could see a nice map.
She couldn't help but click her tongue when she saw the details and realized how big Sumria was. It was truly a massive country with many colonies, just like Draec, but perhaps, it was actually bigger than Draec.
Emlyn had heard a lot about Sumria and its capital from people who ca from the country or those who had traveled there. She knew it was a huge country with a capital that was very advanced.
Castilse, the Sumrian capital, had the biggest library in the world with an extensive collection of books. It had the best schools and many famous scholars.
If only Emlyn was not in a hurry to find the Leoraleis in Myreen, she would have felt excited about visiting Castilse and witnessed with her own eyes how beautiful and modern that city was.
Well.. perhaps, she could go back to Castilse and explore the city after she sorted out her issues with the Leoraleis? She would have Maxim by her side to show her the way and places worthy of visiting.
"What is this?" Emlyn suddenly saw a na that caught her interest. She pointed at a small sign that looked like a mountain. "Is it Mount Tempest?"
Maxim squinted his eyes and looked at the sign that Emlyn pointed to. He nodded. "Yeah. It's Mount Tempest. We will pass it on the way to Castilse. What about it?"
"Oh..."? Emlyn rembered hearing soone ntion the white witch who lived in Mount Tempest.
The white witch was called the snow queen by the people around the area. When Emlyn asked about her na, those people didn't know, they only knew the witch as either the white witch or the snow queen.
Actually, when Emlyn heard about the white witch, she was imdiately reminded of Margueritte The White, one of Mrs. Adler's sister witch. The other one was Dolores The Firebringer.
Mrs. Adler told Emlyn that those two witches were quite powerful and they might be able to help her.
Mrs. Adler didn't know exactly if the two witches would be able to break the curse cast on Emlyn, but she said Dolores or Margueritte would know how to talk to the Leoraleis or knew who they were.
Emlyn didn't know if the white witch was really Margueritte. She didn't even want to think about visiting the white witch to check her suspicion since her priority was to go to Sumria.
However, now that she realized Mount Tempest was on the route to Sumria, her heart beca conflicted.
Since this was not a detour, should she just try to go and see the white witch? It would be good to get a confirmation, Emlyn thought.
If she was lucky, the white witch might be really Margueritte. If Emlyn beca even luckier, she would be able to remove the curse imdiately. She didn't need to go to Myreen and look for the Leoraleis. Well.. except, to punish them for cursing her one-sidedly, when she didn't do anything wrong.
Anyway… she needed to make a decision soon if they were really going to pass Mount Tempest.
"Can we go up to the mountain when we pass by Mount Tempest?" Emlyn turned to Maxim and asked him. "I want to check sothing."
"Sure. But I thought you are in a hurry?" Maxim replied. He wouldn't reject Emlyn's request, but he just wanted to know the reason. "Is there anything special that you want to do there?"
He was also wondering if Emlyn had a special interest to visit a certain place. Had she been there before?
"Yes. I heard that there is a witch living there. She MIGHT be related to Mrs. Adler, a village witch that I t in Draec. She beca my good friend and had helped a lot. She said her two sister witches might be able to help as they are both very powerful witches."
Emlyn briefly explained who Mrs. Adler and the two witches were. Maxim listened attentively and then nodded. "Definitely. We can go there."
"Thank you." Emlyn crossed her fingers, hoping that the white witch was truly Margueritte and the woman would manage to break Emlyn's curse.
After they agreed on their travel plans and packed their stuff, Maxim, Emlyn, Kira, and Lysander all got on their horses and got ready to leave.
Emlyn took a deep breath after she left the inn. She felt relief because she was getting closer to her destination. Once she freed herself from the wretched curse, she could go back to Draec and get her daughter.
Harlow would be safe. She wouldn't suffer from her mother's bad luck. That was what's most important for Emlyn.
"The next city is called Dustfal. If we ride nonstop for hours and only take two small breaks to eat, we will reach Dustfal before sunset,"? Maxim explained as they were riding their horses and arrived at the top of the hill where they could see Lakeshire and its magnificent lake from above.
"Then, let's do it. I think all of us here are young and healthy. Surely we can ride fast with short breaks,"? Emlyn said.
"Okay. I know a good place to rest and take our first break,"? said Maxim.
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