The cold desert night.

Sophien watched the conversation between Deculein and Lia with the magic eye she crafted with runes.

Yuli.

Deculein was talking about his ex-fiance.

She isnt dead. Shes alive.

It caused a certain ripple through Sophiens chest, and she unwittingly straightened herself up. Beads of sweat were forming on the back of her hands, and her head was slightly dizzy.

She left because she was afraid of me.

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