Chapter 64. Lucky Charm

~100 years ago, western Andreia~

The sound of horseshoes smacking against the cobblestone road echoed loudly as two horses pulled a large carriage across the streets of Western Andreia late at night. The carriage looked old and had a compartment behind it where large items were stored. The passenger side of the carriage had a large ‘L’ painted on each of its sides, and instead of carriage doors, red silk curtains hung in front of the carriage entrances.

“So, where exactly are you from? As a magician, I move around the city a lot putting on street shows, so I know just about all the Andreians in the western city, but your face doesn’t seem to ring a bell,” the magician, Mr. Leonardo Episteme, asked Eleanor, who sat opposite him with a soft, confident smile on her face.

Her eyes were focused on his, and Steven’s eyes were fixed on her.

“I come from a very far place—a small town that was destroyed by a storm. I spent days on the road surviving on only fruits an