"Yes."
The Angel smiled and nodded.
"May I ask why you are giving me this gift? It is not that I am unwilling to accept it, but what is the price of this gift?"
Shade asked in confusion. The Angel looked at him and the cat in his arms.
"There is no price. It is merely to thank you for sacrificing yourself to save the earth. You had many choices, but you chose the most difficult path."
"It was what I should have done."
Shade reached out and took hold of the feather. The Goddess in the Lake explained further:
"Besides its sacred nature, the power it contains can give you three chances to separate two fused souls once more. As a wise man who passed the trial, you came to seek answers from me. I know the answers, yet I cannot tell you, so please take this. It will help you."
"Please allow me to express my gratitude once again."
Shade bowed in thanks. The white-robed lady holding a staff shook her head slightly.
"Next, you will face even more difficult trials. I hope Wisdom guides you to the ending most suitable for you."
After returning to Tobesk, it was already noon due to all the traveling back and forth, but Shade still did not rest. After returning from Huntington, he immediately took Mia to Quill Street. Unfortunately, Dorothy was not there, and Shade had made the trip for nothing.
Fortunately, the landlady knew where Dorothy was. The woman in a wig told Shade that the blonde writer had gone to visit her actor friends in the north of the city. Shade had gone there with Leisha only last night, so he knew exactly where she meant.
However, just as Shade was about to bid the landlady farewell at