Chapter 870: Settling Down (2/2)

"Huh?"

Julian looked around the valley and scratched his head "It's a wonderful place to settle down, but I'm not exactly sure if you think it's appropriate or if you're comfortable with the idea"

"Julian…"

The older boy laughed and siht? I taught you well You even saved my back a couple of times"

"Maybe far too ht I ether The i is that you found a place where you want to be, right? It's about what you want that ht that she was ready to take on the world by herself She had learned how to be more independent because of hiht, it really wasn't necessary for theether anymore in this journey

Like a baby bird, Rowena could also leave the nest

Rowena took a deep breath, then nodded slowly

"Yes"

"Yes to what?"

"To the first question" Rowena smiled "Of course, I want to stay here and you know? It'd be lonely without my assistant"

"Your assistant?" Julian asked wide-eyed, an expression of shock on his own face However, he then chuckled and caught himself His eyes sparkled "Aren't you ed "It doesn't matter who's who We still have a lot of work to do If we're going to build a hut anyway, the two of us will need to work together"

"Then we're partners" Julian grinned "Partners in conning at least And now partner carpenters We'll need to buy some stuff in the city by the way"

"I know Then should we go?" Rowena rubbed the back of her neck "Materials for building a hut That's going to take a while"

"Haven't we slept in the woods before?" Julian reold we collected made you want to stay in the inns until the hut is finished?"

"I'm the first one who said I wanted to live here" Rowena stuck her tongue out "I kno to rough it out Isn't it wonderful to do stargazing?" &nbs

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Julian looked up at the sky for aflashed past his vision "Yeah, of course, it ishuh"

"Huh, what?"

"I thought I saw a star shoot past us It's not even night yet" Julian raised a brow as they rode off towards the city "Are there any stars during the day?"

"They're not visible during the day because of the sun You " Rowena called out to him

The tere unaware that a star, or rather, a God had finally et an opportunity to travel back to Ashland

His name was Raphael