129 Kelley Learns The Ropes

“Ella?” Erom echoed. “Nah, she's just a friend. Besides, she lost her man tragically as we advanced here. Big circus lad. Fire eater. He died protecting Gavadiol.” “Okay, Konstantin.” “How did you know his name?” Erom asked in surprise. “When you described him just now, I remembered the king mentioned him when he came to our house back then. I connected the dots together.” “Yeah, pretty smart.” “So he was Ella's man,” Kelley mused. “Yeah, they were practically inseparable. His death affected us all. I don't think Gavadiol and Ella have fully recovered even.” “I see,” Kelley said and he said nothing more. Erom meanwhile thought about it some more. Ella. He had never seen her beyond another of his friends. But now that he thought about it, Ella was indeed beautiful… He shook his head violently. These kinds of thoughts were dangerous. Not even when he was about to start a mission. “So where are we going now?” Kelley asked after they had loped around for a while. “I’ve thought