Shade awoke from Professor Drake's memory and looked up at the witch before him. Adele Isabella was looking at him as well. Seeing that Shade wanted to speak, the witch gently shook her head to stop him:
"Don't say goodbye, all right? I've already gone through too many farewells."
"But I'll come back."
"That's what those people said when they said goodbye to me."
She smiled with pursed lips, with not the slightest trace of sorrow on her face. So Shade closed his mouth and, sure enough, said nothing.
Give her a hug.
"She" suddenly spoke by his ear.
"Why?"
Otherwise, are you two just going to stare at each other while parting?
"She" smiled gently. Considering that her suggestions were always reliable, before the white fog completely enveloped him, Shade reached out and hugged the witch with the tear mole at the corner of her eye.
Miss Isabella seemed a little surprised, but she did not dodge. The embrace lasted only two seconds before ending. The witch remained with her arms slightly drawn together, looking at the empty living room before her, where she was now alone.
Her body curled up slightly as she looked at the things Shade had left behind on the white cloth covering the tea table. Only after a long while did a sigh sound through the living room, where she was the only one left.
Outlander, you have returned to the present time.
He had left from the woods of Whisper Hills north of Moon Bay City, so naturally he returned to the same place. The house just now had been as dim as the forest clearing was now, so his eyes did not need to adjust to the light. After staggering to steady himself, he bent down to pick up the relics scattered