Chapter 37

When I left the hall I thought I would never find Elder Lee again, since he had been gone for so long.

However, as I walked down the hall without much hope of meeting him I saw him standing on a wall, leaning back looking at his hands, so absorbed that he didn't notice my presence until I called out to him.

— Elder Lee... what are you doing here?

He crossed his pale arms and sighed, then looked through me into the corridor, his gaze apprehensive, I had surprised him.

— I am waiting for my servant, he is getting the horses ready for me to leave. — he replied uneasily.

I moved closer to him, reducing the distance between us.

— Were you going to leave without saying goodbye? Don't you think that's very rude?

He smiled. A forced smile.

— Fortunately you spare me this embarrassment by being here in front of me, I must say goodbye and my lady can convey my sincerest apologies for leaving so soon. — he said.

The servant arrived and L