Qamara's body involuntarily shuddered when she heard Adam speak those words. She looked deep into his eyes, remaining silent for a few monts.
"What… did you say?" She asked in disbelief. Suddenly, she was overco by rage and she couldn't help but blurt out. "Adam, you're lying to ! You keep lying to over and over again. I don't trust a word you say!"
Her sudden burst of emotions caught the attention of a few people standing nearby. They looked at the pair in amusent, ready to witness a drama unfold between the couple.
Adam scanned his surroundings and was relieved to find that only a handful of people had overheard Qamara just now. He then looked at the elf and solemnly said, "Co with ."
He then grabbed her hand and led her to the expansive main area of the first floor that served as the dance floor.
Qamara wanted to yank her hand out of Adam's grip but was suddenly startled when she saw him covertly using her hand to form what appeared to be hand seals!
This… It can't be, she thought to herself in disbelief.
Rank 1 Spell: Mind Whisper!
The very next mont, Adam's voice rang inside her head, 'Qamara, please! You must give a chance to explain myself. I am being frad! Please, just… give a chance, will you?'
He really did use my hand to execute the physical component of the spell… Qamara thought to herself in a daze. Before this, she could never imagine such a thing to be possible.
But his voice… she thought as she gazed at Adam hold her hand and lead her past the other couples toward the center of the dance floor. He sounds so desperate… and heartbroken.
A live band consisting of a dozen professional artists played their musical instrunts, bathing the manor in an uplifting mood. It was the perfect vibe for all the guests at the event to dance and enjoy themselves.
Adam stopped sowhere near the center of the dance floor. He turned around and stepped closer to Qamara. Then he placed his right hand around her waist, pulling her closer, and stretched his left hand a little sideways, beckoning to her to place her hand on his.
Qamara's heart started to beat faster. She was close enough to catch the scent of Adam's cologne. She couldn't help but involuntarily gulp when she felt an unfamiliar feeling bubble up deep inside her heart.
For a mont, she forgot about how she snapped at Adam a few monts ago. Her body seed to move on its own and she found her left hand gently resting on the back of Adam's neck and her right hand holding onto his left.
Her breathing turned a little ragged as she found it difficult to look into the eyes of the man holding her. Finally, she gathered the courage to et eyes with him, but when she did, she was startled.
Adam's eyes were deep and profound. They seed to contain infinite mysteries in them, yet at the mont they were filled with grief and sorrow.
She couldn't help but gently call out to him, "Adam, you…"
'Pretend like everything's normal,' Adam ntally transmitted to the elf, interrupting her. He then skillfully guided her, dancing to the tune of the live band, fully imrsing in the music along with the rest of the people.
Sensing the seriousness in his voice, Qamara imperceptibly nodded her head and followed his lead.
'It all started with the attempted assassination of Brigham Flynn, the patriarch of the Flynn Family,' Adam began in a somber mood.
'The thieves' guild known as the Umbra Thieves planned to assassinate him for reasons unknown. Their plan was almost successful, that was until I ca into the whole scenario.
'I was able to cure Lord Flynn with an antidote I brewed. But in doing so, I was pulled into the wave of misfortunes that was the feud between the Flynn Family and the Umbra Thieves.'
Qamara aptly listened to Adam's story. Of course, she knew that there was an assassination attempt on Brigham Flynn many years ago as well as the ongoing war between the Flynn Family and the Umbra Thieves.
This matter had stirred quite the storm in Ravenfell a few years ago as the Flynn Family started waging war on all the mbers of the thieves' guild operating in the city. Everyone in the city practically knew about this conflict.
What Qamara didn't know was that Adam was the one who saved Brigham Flynn from being eventually murdered.
'Since the Umbra Thieves ca to know that I was the one to thwart thier plans, they've sent people after ti and ti again in order to kill ,' said Adam in a tone filled with sorrow and indignation.
'Things had escalated to such a degree that I didn't even step foot out of Ravenfell for years, fearing that I would be assassinated.'
Adam paused for a mont, his eyes turning slightly teary. He took a deep breath and continued, 'A ray of hope shined on when the Flynn Family eradicated all the mbers of the Umbra Thieves from the city.'
He then added in a self-deprecating tone, 'But that's when my true misfortunes began. I thought the threat of the Umbra Thieves was over, but I couldn't be more wrong.'
Qamara's heart was filled with complicated emotions. She could feel the deep sadness, regret, and bitterness in Adam's voice that echoed directly inside her head. It was contagious and soon she too couldn't help but start to resonate with his emotions.
Her hand squeezed Adam's hand lightly and she gestured for him to continue.
Adam's lips curled up into a bitter smile, a mocking smile. 'I was foolish to think that the Umbra Thieves would leave alone. Foolish, oh, so foolish of , Qamara. Little did I know, they had secretly allied with a noble family of Ravenfell to bring about my doom.'
Realization started to dawn on Qamara and Adam's following words only confird it.
Adam's heart seemingly bled with hatred as he ntally transmitted, 'The Duskfall Family went after the person who was like a brother to ! He was my childhood friend, soone whom I trusted with all my heart.'
His eyes flashed with fury and he continued, 'This accursed family murdered my brother in cold blood. They murdered Daneli, oh, they murdered him! And I…
'I am here to seek revenge!'
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