CHAPTER 148: FALLING

"Dark seer, it's evening already," Shirley said when she noticed that the sun was starting to set. She had spent the whole day with the Dark seer, learning to use her magic. Anytime she had spoken of leaving, he had told her to wait for just some minutes more. Minutes had turned into hours until evening, and she still needed to find out if he had the herbs he had promised or if this was just an elaborate trap to delay her here. Shirley felt he was wasting her time on purpose, and she had had enough. "So, it is." He replied with his eyes closed while he remained seated in a relaxed manner. "We've been here since morning, and I've more than paid any debt I owed you for saving me," Shirley said, tired of his excuses. "You have," he replied but his eyes were still closed and his voice gave off a tone of someone irritated by this disturbance. But Shirley was too tired and annoyed to be bothered about disturbing him. It was high time she got what she came here for and started returning h