Chapter 240 - Glimpse Of A Girl

Shadow kept standing next to the door as he silently stared at the girl who was looking back at him with sleep-filled emerald eyes. And as he looked into those beautiful orbs, he was reminded of why he always loved her eyes the most.

One of the obvious reasons was that her eyes were really pretty. Whenever he looked into them, he was reminded of the beautiful green forests of the Immortal/God Realm, a home that no longer welcomed him.

The other reason was that he could read her like an open book whenever he looked into her eyes. He never used his powers to read her mind or to glimpse into her thoughts and it was mostly because he always found the answers while looking into her eyes. His Princess was really bad at hiding her true feelings and her eyes seemed to betray her the most.

Last but not the least, her eyes held so much warmth in them that he could not help but want to stay next to her all the time. Her kind and warm heart were one of the reasons he truly admired her. Someone like her who had gone through so much hurt and pain, and had to struggle for so many years to pull herself out of it, he admired that she still had the heart to make others smile.

"Shadow...?"

He was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard her calling his name as she stared at him with a small frown decorating her face.

Letting out a small sigh, he moved towards the bed to take a seat next to her. Since she wanted to talk, he also had something important to ask her. He initially wanted to ask it sometime later because he was aware of the sensitivity of the topic but he was suddenly feeling to get over with it as soon as possible.

"Why are you not sleeping?" He asked her as he rested his back against the headboard of the bed.

"You aren't sleeping either." She commented while also relaxing against the headboard. A bunch of pillows was tucked behind her to provide a perfect slope.

For the next few seconds, both of them stayed silent before Shadow decided to break the silence as he spoke, "What do you want to talk to me about?" 

Emily suddenly turned to face him and he found a small smile playing on her lips as she gazed at him with a knowing look in her eyes before she slowly shook her head in response to his question, making him confused about what she was trying to say.

"Actually... it's not me... But I noticed that you have something that you want to ask me. So... what is it?" Emily asked as she looked at him while patiently waiting for him to start speaking.

The two of them had been living together for over five years. Just like his name, Shadow had followed her all the time like her actual shadow. It was no wonder that at this point, the two of them could read each other's thoughts and body language without even trying. And that's why even when Shadow tried to stay normal around her, she knew that he was bothered about something... and that something was related to her.

"Is it... about that man?" She asked when he didn't speak for several long minutes, stressing on 'that man' as she tried her best to not think about him. His mere thought brought hundreds of hurtful memories to her and she was tired of hurting at this point.

Shadow let out a small breath before he turned to face her, a serious expression was decorating his face but his eyes looked soft and she almost noticed a hint of anxiety in those beautiful amber orbs. She could tell that he was hesitating to speak his mind.

"Princess..., during this afternoon... when you were recalling those memories... I caught a glimpse of them..." Shadow stopped speaking as he felt Emily stiffening at his words, but he was quick to take hold of both her hands to calm her down before he continued, "I didn't see much. Just a glimpse of a girl and I think I know her." 

Emily could feel something tightening inside her chest as she saw the worried and anxious expressions that were visible on Shadow's face. She already knew which girl he was talking about because only one girl was there in her memories of her time in the cold dungeons of Fifth Master's Slave Camp.

"Who is she?" She couldn't stop herself from asking. The fact that Shadow was asking about that girl meant that she was someone special and this realization caused Emily a great amount of anxiety. All of a sudden she found herself reluctant to tell him anything about that girl as several unnecessary thoughts started popping up in her brain.

What if that girl was someone special to him? Was she his family? Or his friend? Was he aware that she's dead? Had he been looking for her all this while and she never noticed? And what if he held her responsible for not saving that girl? 

Shadow probably noticed her panicked state because he immediately spoke, "I don't know her personally. It's just... I think I know someone who used to be really close to her. I just want to confirm the identity of the girl so that I can inform that person about what happened. You just have to show me her face, nothing else. And I promise I won't try to peek in your memories." 

Emily found herself relaxing at his clarification. She took in a deep breath before she slowly nodded her head as she whispered in a soft tone, "Alright..." 

Shadow waited for her to get her memories sorted and only after a couple of minutes passed, did she tightened her hold on his hands, signaling him that she was ready.

But unlike what Shadow wanted to see, he got more than what he asked for.