Chapter 14

Bark

"Oh, Hessuel, you're finally awake," Dandeline approaches. She's wearing a white loose dress and drying her hair with a towel. I fake a yawn and close my eyes. She sat beside me and her dogs cuddle with her, One lie down on her lap. "Looks like your pet is sweet with you, too," she said for I'm still locking Acro in my arms.

"Yes! Very… sweet." I place her on my shoulder. "I'm sorry I slept too much."

"That doesn't matter. It only took you until night, not the next day." Her laugh made the sultry place worse. I lock my eyes on the furnace because her naked image appears in my head when I look at her. "So, tell me why you came here."

"I— Wait, how did you know I'm coming?"

"The furnace told me. It's filled with my magic for your information. It sparks to alarm me whenever a future event will happen, the scenery plays with the fire."

My jaw was left hanging whilst staring at the fire. "It can show future events... How about the past?"

"No