After asking around, Neriah still could not find anyone who knew where Barak had disappeared to. It was like he had vanished into thin air.
Nervously, her fingers were digging into her arms as she looked up at the sky, noting that the day was moving quickly. If he did not return anytime soon then she would have to disregard her fear of having him suspicious and just go
She could not risk not meeting with Lyle. She'd die of heartbreak if she kept him waiting without going to see him. And she also desperately wanted to see him.
"My Lady are you alright?" Aria asked as they walked without any particular direction.
"How can she be alright when she's been enduring such hardships at the hand of that brute." Riri said. Unlike how she had been doing since she began associating with the tragonians, she had refused to leave Neriah's side for even a moment. Things were back to the way it always was. Just the tree of them together and Neriah was proud of her lies.
