flstandardbreds Chapter 159 Running West
Chapter 159 Running West
"Don't be afraid." Catherine took two steps back, trying to make her relax. "We have no ill intentions, and we are not from that town."
"I know." The girl sneered and interrupted her.
Catherine was startled. “Have you been watching us these days?”
"No matter why you are here, I don't want to have anything to do with you. Leave my territory." The girl said coldly and fiercely, like a little wolf guarding her territory.
"Hey little sister, why do you get upset after eating the candy?" Lilith came over and wanted to touch her head.
But the girl simply slapped her hand away and turned away.
"I am also a witch's child!" Catherine subconsciously followed a few steps and said anxiously.
As expected, the other party stopped and turned around to look at her.
"No, we are different." The girl looked at Catherine, then at the crowd behind her with a mocking look in her eyes.
"What happened to the corpse in the town, little sister?" Lucas walked closer and smiled. "Don't say you don't know. The way that person died was exactly the same as the frozen corpse that you controlled with the mice. Their chests were cut open."
The girl smiled cruelly, as if pleased by Lucas' words. "Of course I know. So what? If anyone in that town died, I would just clap and laugh."
"—You won't." Hannah, who was always quiet, suddenly spoke up. "Ms. Megan... the lady who gave you the muffins, her child has no heartbeat a long time ago. You can't sense the soul, right? That's why you said her child couldn't survive."
Lilith turned her head in surprise, and suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Hannah's expression was wrong that day. As a dark element affinity, she must have felt something at that time. Ms. Megan was not cursed, but because of some other reason, she had a miscarriage early?
The girl pursed her lips upon hearing this and no longer showed that ferocious expression.
"It wasn't you who did it, right?" Catherine was relieved when she saw her like this. She looked at the frail girl in front of her and gently persuaded her, "Do you want to come with me? You should receive systematic magic training, accept the witch's inheritance, and your fellow witches..."
"My fellow witches..." The girl imitated Catherine's tone and repeated it with her head tilted. She suddenly laughed and looked at Catherine as if she was a fool. "What fellow witches?"
Catherine was startled. "Where is your mother? Where are the other witches who escaped?"
"My mother?" The girl's pupils stretched for a moment. "She was burned to death by them." She giggled, and it sounded creepy in the dark forest.
“How could that be? The ages don’t match…” Lilith looked at the little girl in front of her blankly. The witch trial took place more than 20 years ago. If her mother was burned to death, how could she be this old?
Catherine was also a little confused for a moment. She looked at the little girl in front of her who was laughing strangely. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her like lightning. Catherine couldn't help but tremble. Her mind went blank and an indescribable shock spread in her heart.
"You - you are the daughter of that witch?" Catherine's lips trembled. She grabbed the girl's hand and kept looking at her. Every confirmation made her more shocked.
"You cast a curse too, right? What did you exchange..." Catherine's voice trembled. Looking at the girl's clear vertical pupils, this was not a little girl at all. She was the child of the first witch who was burned to death!
And she seemed to have touched the power of the curse, and was forever fixed in the appearance of a child by time.
"It's just awakening early. As for the price, it's not important." The girl said softly.
"Why? Your abilities will also be fixed!" Catherine said anxiously. No wonder Lilith said she was weak.
"What's the matter?" The girl giggled. Although she resisted Catherine verbally, she actually did not resist her touch. She let Catherine pull her and looked into her eyes and said word by word, "I have done what I wanted to do with my ability."
What she wanted to do...could it be revenge? Then what did she do? Lilith's mind was racing.
The girl did not hide it, and proudly boasted, "Those who participated in my mother's burning at the stake all died in the deserted village."
"Isn't that the order of the church..." Lilith said halfway when she suddenly understood. "You, you used mind control to control the priest? You made him give the order?!"
Lilith looked at the little girl in front of her, no, it should be her aunt, and was shocked. This was actually revenge...
Catherine was also deeply shaken. She looked at the girl in front of her and was silent for a long time before she spoke with difficulty, "Since you have already succeeded in your revenge, why do you still want to stay here... They will blame you for all the misfortunes in this town..."
"I don't care. What's wrong with making them afraid of me?" Seeing that these people were neither from the church nor bounty hunters, the girl simply turned around and walked towards her residence, letting these boys and girls follow her.
The girl had excellent night vision and she rushed ahead. Catherine gritted her teeth and followed. After they passed a bunch of strange and rugged trees and squeezed sideways through a long and narrow mountain gap, they finally saw a simple wooden house located in it.
The girl ignored them completely and went into the room and bolted the door. Everyone was locked outside the door, staring at each other.
"I told you, it's hard to leave one's hometown." Lilith leaned against Catherine, took a sip of hot soup, and sighed as she looked at the crooked wooden house. Although Catherine was willing to provide protection for the witch, the other party refused to accept it.
Catherine gritted her teeth, stepped forward bravely again, and knocked on the door. "Ma'am, I want to talk to you alone."
After a long time, the door opened again and Catherine walked into darkness.
The girl didn't light a lamp, or maybe she didn't light one at all. Catherine used the spell of illumination to illuminate the small wooden house without even a window. The walls were nailed with messy animal skins, as if to block the wind. There was a unique smell of animal fur in the air.
"The outside world is not like this for witches. You can explore it on your own, especially Goletia. It is an independent city-state and is open to other races. My friends can also provide you with jobs, so you can live a better life." Catherine persuaded earnestly.
The girl seemed to be seeing the light magic for the first time. She couldn't help but look at the light again and again, and then still shook her head firmly, "I want to stay here."
"Why?" Catherine asked in a low voice. The living environment here was too harsh, and she was too weak as a witch.
"This was my mother's last wish." The witch mentioned her mother, with nostalgia in her eyes.
Catherine was completely speechless now. She nodded, respected the witch's choice, stood up and prepared to leave. When she reached the door, she stopped again, "What did your mother say?"
"Run west." The words were relayed hastily and briefly by her father.
Catherine's tense shoulders finally relaxed when she heard this. She looked at the girl, feeling a mixture of emotion. She wanted to laugh, but her nose felt sore. It was just such a misunderstanding that made this girl stay in this bitter and cold place for more than 20 years.
"Not here..." Catherine sniffed, her voice muffled.
"Your mother wasn't talking about the west side of the valley." Catherine's eyes were blurred with tears and she tried to force a smile.
"Let's go to the Western Highlands. There is a witch coven there. That is our home."