Chapter 169: The Priestess

Talia “As you know, Cressida spoke to me. Customs dictate that you must receive the blessing from the gods before you carry on with the ceremony,” she said absentmindedly as she once again began tugging on my hair. Recently, it had become a ritual for her. She wasn’t very good at it, but I didn’t mind. “So when are we going to see Melissandra?” I asked as she tugged a bit too hard. “Sorry,” she said, patting my head. “We should go this afternoon. Unfortunately, Avantica and that tall, beautiful male she carries around have to go somewhere to finalize his documentation. So that leaves us with…?” “Stefano,” I said, blinking at her. “The Beta with the hair of gold?” she asked, playing with my hair. “Yeah,” I replied. “Not bad,” she said. “He doesn’t look weak enough to be blown about by the wind, at least not like your brother.” She widened her eyes, causing me to laugh. “Compared to you people,” I said after catching my breath, “he’s normal. I’m normal. You people are just abno