Chapter 134

Elise heard the voices of the two women arguing a few meters away from her. Even though she was blind, she was not deaf. But at that moment, she wished she were. The priestess had been trying various types of healing for her problem for months; she even took her to some sorcerers, but there had been no improvement in her condition. Each passing day in that darkness brought her less hope. She simply had to accept her fate. When Evy sought her out a few days ago and revealed all the princess's advances in mastering her Banshee side, Elise dared to feel hope in her heart. She wished she had slammed the door in Evy's face that night; she wanted to say no to her plan of bringing the first companion to the library. As she listened to the first companion's agitated reaction, she felt all her hope draining away... She would never see the light again, condemned to live in darkness. She felt no anger toward Helena, for she knew in her heart that the voice saying no, that truly could help her, wa