Abella bit her lip. In the end, the most selfish and avoiding person was Abella herself. In Cade’s eyes, there was an image of Abella.

In his tender eyes, Abella found deep wounds, loneliness, and despair.

While he embraced Abella, Cade was also broken. Abella’s lips trembled.

‘What, what have I done…….’

What did she do?

Abella burst into tears like a child. Abella didn’t just devour herself but the people around her as well. Like Amerigo, whom she hated so much.

After all, Amerigo was Abella’s root, and they were also her blood.

Seeing that she did the same thing.

*

Cade returned to Timur’s house carrying Abella, who only cried her tears and said nothing. He warmed his body for a moment by the warm fireplace and sat his weary body in the chair.

“May I know what happened?”

Cade asked the old man with gloomy eyes. The old man, who was preparing the soup, glanced at Cade and sighed.

A snow storm is blowing, and he doesn’t know why strangers are coming. The old man was a man who loved the unchanging snow country.

Cade followed the old man tenaciously with his gaze. His eyes showed a will that he would not look away until he found an answer. Cade chased Abella like a sunflower chasing the sun. If Abella had even the slightest problem, it seemed that he would not be able to live.

At Cade’s silent insistence, the old man finally opened his mouth.

“Did you not hear anything from him?”

“Him…….”

Cade frowned. It may be about the person who made her come here.

Arsene Sirius, who is known to have disappeared without a trace.

He was here

“Are you talking about Arsene?”

The old man nodded his head.

“He came here five years ago and brazenly stuck here. Since meeting him, Skellus seemed to condone him staying here. I don’t know what terms he put up, he just said that he would one day leave. He’s been searching all over the snowy country, so he must know what he needs to know.”

“…… We are not very close friends.”

“Hmm…… The guest was on her way to meet Skellus.”

“Are you talking about God when it comes to Skellus?”

He had already heard the story, but Cade asked to confirm.

He needs to make sure of every variable, so that he can guess what Abella was thinking and what she’s going to do. He doesn’t know what Skellus was talking about, though. Cade let out a sigh.

He was tired of himself for not being able to give up, but he doesn’t think he can live without Abella. If she breathes, he can breathe, and if she lives, he can live. So he must somehow hold on to Abella.

“Yes. The guest had a sign of God.”

Cade knew the story about that. Abella always evades when he brings up the story of Skellus, so she doesn’t say anything, but it has already been mentioned by the priest about her divinity.

Did she eventually show her divinity?

Cade bowed his face.

He doesn’t know what is still bothering Abella. If there is a cause, he’ll have to get rid of it, but Abella was just eating herself away a little.

In the end, Cade was driving himself to the ground because he couldn’t do anything with her who was as precarious as a glass that would shatter.

‘What did you miss, Cade?’

So that’s it.

If you kill God. So will Abella get better?

It was when he was thinking bluntly.

“It would be a good idea to talk directly with the guest. No one knows what God might have said. It’s just that some have come to the god Skellus…… After that, some became well and left, But there were also those who often sought refuge.”

Cade laughed.

In the end, what is the conclusion?

Refuge.

Abella may have come here after all to pursue her destiny for that purpose. There was nothing he could do with human power.

Cade just struggles…….

It was when Cade was digging into the endless floor and was whipping himself.

Arsene opened the door and entered.

“Would you mind sharing dinner with me too? Kirpa.”

“…… Come in.”

The old man sighed and gave way to Arsene. Arsene brushed the snow off his head and took off his coat.

He patted Cade’s shoulder and sat comfortably next to him. The poisonous eyes of the day before were now the faces of someone who found his peace.

And Arsene gave Cade the answer.

“Cade. All the keys are held by Abella.”

Arsene and Cade looked at each other.

Cade, not understanding Arsene’s words, tilted his head.