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2024-10-29 19:42:56Early morning.
Ian and his party were departing from the village while everyone except the Meyer was asleep.
The Meyer wanted to give them a proper farewell but Ian insisted on leaving quietly. When asked for his reasons behind that decision, Ian simply shrugged and said one sentence-
'I hate attention.'
It was understandable to some extent. And the Meyer also didn't request him anymore in order to not make him feel burdened.
As such, the small party of initially six people, which had turned into seven due to the werewolf child, and then eight due to Ash's mother, had now turned nine and was finally on their way back.
The little girl with the power of nature, she was sticking close to Ian by grabbing his finger. The two of them had a long talk the night before and Ian managed to persuade her to go with them.
"Say your goodbyes?"
Ian asked the little girl and smiled. For some reason, she also preferred not sayi
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