“Why are you silent? Tell me!” I wasn’t in the mood for her silly games, so I demanded to hear the truth.
The woman laughed again. “Since Olivia hasn’t told you anything, I guess it’s still not the time for you to hear the truth.”
Her words infuriated me. The woman had been mysterious right from the beginning and testing my patience.
Judging from her attitude, I could tell she wasn’t going to tell me anything.
Therefore, I decided to ask her about the blackthorn pattern I had seen in the book. “Can you tell me about this? You wanted me to see this, didn’t you? Are you trying to remind me of something?”
The woman remained silent for a while and suddenly burst out laughing. “No wonder you are Olivia’s daughter. You are as smart as her.”
Then, her laughter ceased abruptly. “What do you want to know? Tell me,” she asked solemnly.
“Is that thing on Rufus’ back the blackthorns? Did you do it?” I asked. Bile rose in my throat as I recalled the dream where I saw Rufus ensnared by the blackthorns. I realized it was perhaps this evil witch’s trick.
I heard her sigh as she gently stroked my neck. “Don’t be anxious, Sylvia. Everything will be the same as you saw. Your dream will come true. What you believe is real.”
Her words enraged me even though I couldn’t understand what she meant.
‘My dream would come true? Does she mean Rufus would die?’
“Nonsense!” I struggled to escape her hold. “What on earth do you want to do?”
The woman loosened her grip on my shoulders and continued to hum without answering my questions.
I quickly turned around in a desperate attempt to see her face.
But all I could see was a figure in a black cloak retreating swiftly.
I tried to catch up with her but couldn’t.
The stone chamber turned into an endless path. It looked like the figure in the black cloak was mocking me, since every time I was about to catch up with her, she suddenly stepped back, maintaining a safe distance from me.
All of a sudden, the wind stopped. The figure in the black cloak teleported to behind me and gently patted my shoulder. She let out a weary sigh as if she was tired of playing this cat-and-mouse game with me.
“It’s time to say goodbye.”
“How can I remove that thing on Rufus’ back?” I asked anxiously.
Just then, I heard faint laughter. “You already have everything you need to remove the curse.”
As soon as she said that, the black mist grew thicker, and darkness consumed me. I couldn’t see anything. The dangerous aura soon disappeared altogether with the stone chamber.
All I could hear was the sound of my heavy breathing.
Sylvia’s POV
The black mist grew thicker and began blocking my vision. I knew I was slowly leaving the stone chamber.
As expected, when the black mist vanished, I found myself in a strange place. The same thing happened when I came out of the chamber last time as well. I realized the exit and entrance were not in the same place.
I was more sure than ever that the woman I had met just now was Noreen.
But I still couldn’t understand what she said to me.
“Noreen said you already have the thing needed to remove the curse. Could it be something you had taken back from the stone chamber last time?” asked Yana.
I wracked my brains for a while and soon remembered the potted flower I had taken back last time. ‘Did Noreen mean that?’ Apart from the pot of flowers, the rest of the things we brought back were gemstones or some potions.
“Wasn’t that pot of flower nourished with Noreen’s blood? Isn’t that supposed to remove all the curses she has cast?” Yana understood what I was thinking and began helping me figure things out.
“I hope the flower can remove the curse on Rufus. But we can’t be sure yet. Let’s wait for the flower to bloom first.”
If it didn’t work, I had to think of other ways.
At that moment, a group of vampires came from afar.
Only then did I realize Noreen had teleported me to the center of the vampires’ territory.
‘What a vicious woman!’
I hurriedly hid before they saw me.
After the group of vampires left, I heard sudden noises and screams.
Once sure I was safely concealed in the dark, I poked my head and frantically looked around. To my surprise, I saw Harry running for dear life. Someone was chasing him.
I couldn’t believe my eyes. I squinted to have a closer look and realized it was indeed Harry.
I could spot his hair even from a distance.
Although Harry had dyed his hair back to a normal color after joining the army, his brush cut only lasted for a short period. He had dyed his hair again after coming to the border.
Without thinking much, I hurried to help. I sneaked to a corner in a dark alley. Just as the vampires were about to catch Harry, I pulled him into the alley.
Harry was startled. He thought someone was attacking him and tried punching me.
I quickly blocked his fist and shouted, “It’s me, Sylvia.”
Harry came to his senses, his eyes widening in surprise. “I’ve finally found you, Sylvia! Why are you here?”
“Let’s talk about it later. Run fast now!”
More vampires gathered, and a weird symphony reverberated in the air. Several major roads were blocked, so we could only take the small paths.
I grabbed Harry’s hand and ran as fast as my legs could carry. “Why are you here?” I asked breathlessly.
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