He had to return immediately to tell Kaye. To prevent being discovered by enemy forces, he couldn’t communicate with the base and could only go back personally. However, he didn’t expect all roads leading out of the city to be blocked, with everyone requiring a military-issued pass. Such a tight checkpoint was impossible for him to break through.
Adin felt desperate.
He wandered near the checkpoint, looking at the fully armed soldiers, anxious and impatient. Whether Miss Kaye’s life could be saved depended first on whether he could deliver the important intelligence. Delaying could cost Miss Kaye her life. He painfully held his head, squatting on the ground, hitting himself hard.
Miss Kaye trusted him so much. How could he be so incompetent and disappoint her expectations?
Suddenly, his hand touched something in his pocket, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart. It was something Miss Kaye gave him – a small statue of her. She had said that if he encountered an unsolvable problem, he should break the statue and wait at the spot, and a god would come to help him.
But how could he bear to break such a beautiful statue? He wanted to treasure this precious gift, protecting it like his own life. He had never considered destroying it.
But now, for Miss Kaye’s life, he could only abandon the statue.
He smiled, his eyes curved, his gaze rippling like water, everything clear in his heart: “You are a child sent by Kai, right? I’ve finally been waiting for you.”
“You… you are…” Adin stammered.
His eyes curved even more: “I am Kai’s good friend, a very good friend. You can trust me.”
“I… I want…”
He blinked: “I know what you need, I’m already prepared.
He stretched out his hand from beneath the wide white robe, handing him something. Adin almost reverently accepted the divine gift.
As expected of a god, he completely knew what he wanted – a free pass and two sealed secret maps. Adin was excited; with these things, everything would be much easier.
Kai was indeed a messenger sent by god.
“Well, child, I’m leaving now. Heaven will bless you.”
Adin clasped his hands, made the sign of the cross on his chest, and prayed for their battle’s success before leaving.
