14. The dance of the goddess

NARRATIVE

It was way past noon when Aithne and Jeyre returned to their new home; a little lovely cottage, located in a small forest not quite far from the heart of the city.

This was the first place Aithne searched for upon their arrival at the capital city.

The cottage was precious to her, having a part of her dearest memories and thus Aithne had hoped she could still locate it and nothing would have changed about it in its own side of the city, given the vast redevelopment that had occured over the years in almost all the areas of Elgarion.

It was the house where she had lodged with her parents when they had visited this city several years back.

And by some miracle which she was greatly thankful for, the cottage was still intact as well as its nearby environs. The owner had clearly made much efforts to maintain it and ensuring its condition was exactly as it had been twelve years ago.

And it seemed as though the owner was waiting for the real owner or as though