Kalai
“Your mother did not want to let it happen again. It’s understandable, for her safety. And I’m hiding just in case she wants to execute me, too.”
I looked at this healer with great interest. But of course, I just hid it and gave him a frowning face. “How long have you been hiding exactly?”
He scratched his head. “Oh… fifty years or so? I’m not too sure now.”
“And you haven’t found your ultimate one?”
He shook his head. “No, I haven’t, Princess Kalai. I’ve been hiding here since I learned my friend got executed for his sin, which I was the root of all.”
I saw the regret in his dark eyes. It must be tough to carry that burden all throughout his life. I could relate to it at least since I
