High Priestess: No Man's Servant by AA Lee

Author:AA Lee [Lee, AA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The Reunion

“And here is the last payment. I hope Hula will make good use of it.” Nora pushed the purse across the floor toward Jinja. He opened it and retrieved fifteen hundred kwartas and a gold nugget that looked like an exact twin of the one offered for the first payment.

“My father was thankful that there was no delay last month and expressed his gratitude for the gold.”

“That is good to hear.” Nora picked up a roasted sweet potato from a bowl made of coconut shell. “When your father is well, please ask him to visit our village. Even though there was no marriage between our families, I would love to see him again someday.”

“I will surely tell him. I think he would love to, if he is not busy and his body is well.” Jinja also picked up a sweet potato, peeled the burnt skin, and ate it.

Nora looked at him closely and thought that Jinja was a very dangerous man. His innocent act was really rather convincing, even in front of people who knew his true colors. He seemed to be able to make people doubt their memory of him, and she was glad that Kenda had escaped her nuptials to him.

“If I may ask now that all is paid, where is Kenda, by the way?”

Nora stiffened at the mention of her granddaughter. She summoned a sad face, even though she knew that Kenda was alive. “No one from Daa has seen her since the day of the wedding. I just hope that she was able to survive. There was no news of bodies being found, but there was also no news of her coming back or people seeing her, either.”

“I hope she is alive,” Cesar said, participating in the talk. His voice was full of hope.

“Well, I hope that when she comes back, she will see that marriage is the best option.”

Nora couldn’t help but stare at Jinja sharply. “My granddaughter has suffered enough. Should she return, I will not force her to marry.”

Jinja’s kind countenance disappeared. “That’s all well and good, but you may have to protect her if she doesn’t. I’d hate for hungry wolves to come for her without the protection of a husband.” He stood and waved for his men to leave, and without another word, he marched from the house.

“That snake just showed his true colors.” Cesar clenched his fist, his pale face red with anger.

“I had better go and talk to Goni. We have to make sure that Kenda does not come back alone, or she will be in danger when passing Taa.”

“Do you mean that Kenda is really alive?” Cesar’s anger suddenly dissipated.

“Yes. And more importantly, she is gifted. She saved Goni from The Great Fall.”

Cesar’s eyes filled with tears of joy. “I knew the girl was strong. And she’s so stubborn, too. A gift surely suits her, and I hope she uses it against the people of Taa.”

“But Kenda is just a girl. She is not familiar with how to use her gift.

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