Chapter 44

The car had been a rusted metal disaster, but it did the job. I had finally seen Amoria again after a long time. It looked different—I couldn’t recognize anything. It had changed. So many houses, so many skyscrapers. It looked like the city had gotten bigger… or had I gotten smaller? I couldn’t tell.

After Will had stopped by a leprechaun’s den, he insisted on booking a hotel. It wasn’t actually a hotel, but rather a small, rodent-infested room that had two beds and smelled of dust, detergent, insecticide, and sweat. He told me that our faces might be on every screen by now, and he didn’t want to risk being caught again. But it was better than the dungeons—it was far better. Will had also purchased a couple of clothes, some shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, a toothbrush, soap, and other essentials for both of us.

At first, I hadn’t understood what he had been planning when he held up a pair of