"What? Why would you want to stay longer?" demanded Bobby, as everyone thought the same thing."The truth is that my healing magic has been getting stronger since I started learning under Rose," said Grace."You're talking about the old lady from before," said Bobby. At her nod, he said, "That's great and all, but why should we stay just because of that? I'm certain you can learn without her help."She shook her head. "Before coming here, all I've been able to do is heal minor injuries at best. It's been more than six months since we came here, and I've barely improved. After learning under Rose, I can now heal a little more serious injuries. I'm certain if I continue to study under her, I might even be able to heal fatal wounds."This news shocked everyone. Well, most of them. Luke had seen a little of what she could

Chris made it sound like it was that easy when everyone knew the contrary. There were so many things to consider that it wasn't even funny. How exactly were they going to track her down? She had managed to avoid being noticed for this long. If Boyd hadn't survived long enough to tell them about her presence, none of them would have known she was there.All they would have known was that there was a troll roaming around. In fact, things might have turned out worse as Luke didn't think to tell them about her ability to use illusions. Then no one would have been able to actively look for the illusion hiding them and spot the troll in order to tell Santiago and Clayton's groups where to go.Also, if she was strong enough to control a troll, who could say they would be able to take her on even if they did find her? It was more likely that many people would die in the attempt, and they didn't

Luke was soon rewarded with the sound of clapping as a familiar voice said, "You really have sharp senses. I'm impressed. Should I reward you for your efforts?"He watched as the woman stepped out of hiding. She was exactly as Boyd had described her. With long black hair and black eyes, she really didn't look any different from a regular human. In fact, she might have been able to get away with pretending to be his sister if he really squinted. Of course, if he had a sister, he wouldn't let her get away with going out nearly naked.As he thought, the woman was a succubus, given how poorly she was dressed. What she wore barely covered anything, and if he were a young, hot blooded male, he might have been distracted by the sight. Obviously, the sight didn't bother him in the slightest. However, there was something about the demon that niggled at the back of his mind. She seemed familiar. H

The demon kept her mouth shut as Bobby whispered for everyone to hear, "Did you see that?""Yes," Chris whispered back at the same volume that everyone could hear.Luke didn't know why they bothered whispering, but this was something they would do, so he chose not to comment on the fact. Instead, he chose to focus his attention on Zona, who looked so offended by what was happening but was unable to do a single thing about it. He wasn't sure how he felt about being able to capture her so soon with such minimal effort. It made all their efforts in the other life a joke."So who's going to interrogate her?" asked Bobby as his eyes scanned the group.That was a good question with no easy answer. Luke immediately disregarded Bobby and Chris, since they were the ones most likely unable to carry out any torture. Technically, the group could let either one interrogate her. It's not like they had to use violence to try to make her talk. There were other ways to make someone talk, but Luke didn

Luke's eyes continued to scan the vicinity until they landed on a certain spot. He walked towards it and stopped right in front of the empty spot. Even though he had no proof as he was unable to see through illusions or had a way to dispel them, he was confident that she was currently in front of him hiding with her illusion magic. It wasn't far from the pool of blood, and it was going in the opposite direction of the others."Where do you think you're going?" he asked. When there was no response, he added, "Stop trying to pretend. Even though you've hidden yourself with your illusions, I know you're there. If you don't reveal yourself, I'll force you to."When nothing happened, he raised his sword over his head and brought it down. There was no resistance as the sword dug into the ground, nor was there any blood to show he had hit a living thing. However, he was certain that he had struck true and that she was in pain. He was impressed that she hadn't dropped the illusion. Her pride