175. Longing

The restaurant, which once was filled with chatters and laughter, was now echoing with silence. The few last days, the old elders kept it closed as it seemed that no one would enter the business for fear of the consequences, they will go to the neighbor town to sell some of their goods, though the journey there was a bit long.

"I will go out," Emma said after her training in her room. She had been having more progress in controlling her illusions, but it was not enough, she needed to test them.

She came down the stairs and the two elders were already finishing preparing for the next day as they will go to a faraway market.

"Is there something you need from the shop?"

"Darling, I thought you were already asleep," the old aunty came forward with a caring look, "you should go and sleep, you must be tired."

Emma smiled, she knew that the old woman had seen her training, "I am fine, aunty, but I wish to take some fresh air now. There is something I want to test