The Apothecary Witch Turned Divorce Agent: Volume 2 [Complete] by Kosuzu Kobato

Author:Kosuzu Kobato
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf

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Once Thane had concluded the story he had been reluctant to tell, a silence settled between him and Carla.

I haven’t talked about this in years, thought Thane.

Tobias knew the gist of Thane’s past, but even to him—one who had known Thane for years—Thane had not explained the story of his life so precisely from beginning to end.

Even from the get-go, Thane had intended to explain his circumstances to Carla. What had made it so easy for him to do so, however, may have been hearing about Carla’s past first.

She had not interrupted him as he told his story, so he had not run into any of the situations he had feared—like suddenly becoming distraught or incoherent. Once he finished his story, Thane exhaled, as though he had been holding his breath for a long time.

“Thane, you mentioned that the only time you met the foresight witch was fifteen years ago. Do you remember anything about what she looked like?” Carla asked.

“Her hair was of white gold or some similarly pale color.”

It had been the night of the funeral when the witch, accompanied by the creditor, had appeared at the baron’s mansion. The impoverished family had not even had enough candles to light the room. Thane, therefore, could not remember the color of the witch’s eyes or even the expression on her face.

Her pale, white skin against a witch’s robe. Her long hair the color of the cold moon floating behind her. Her mocking voice. Those things, though, he could never forget.

“I see... Ange’s hair is white gold,” Carla replied.

“If that’s the case...!”

“Wait, let’s calm down a bit here. Anyone can easily dye their hair, right?”

Sitting next to Thane, Carla wrapped the remaining untouched half of her sandwich back in its paper. She then turned toward Thane.

Not that it mattered to him, but—this witch sure ate very little. Even when she had been invited to a lavish dinner with the family at the duke’s mansion, her hands had stopped moving halfway through the meal. From the state of her room, which was essentially a botanical garden, Thane surmised she most likely had little interest in life in general.

“For the time being, I understand the circumstances behind your request, Thane. But I still can’t promise you that I’ll put you in touch with Ange,” said Carla.

“Why not?”

“Well, we still don’t know if Ange is the same ‘foresight witch’ that you know. If she tells me that she doesn’t know of any Baron of Howell, then that’s that. And there’s also a possibility that she really isn’t the witch in your story,” she explained. “What’s more, if Ange is in fact the witch you’re looking for—would you be satisfied just meeting and talking with her?”

“That’s...”

Thane himself did not know the answer to that question.

The foresight witch was someone whose very existence Thane could not bring himself to forgive. He had always thought that if he had the chance to meet her, he would question her, criticize her, and let his resentment for her be known.

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