After spending a few hours brainstorming with Terros, Graven left the forest to go back to Bay Meadow to take a long rest.
Graven landed in his room, went to the bathroom to take a short shower, and reclined in bed to have a long rest. He stared at the ceiling for a few minutes. The next on his agenda is to talk to Laura and asked who is the father of her unborn child... then he will continue finding Rebecca in every town and village.
A few minutes later.
Graven had fallen asleep soundly in the bed.
Hours went by.
The following day.
Graven woke up late at 11:00 in the morning and the sun was already up. He went to the bathroom, afterward he left the room to find something to eat in the kitchen.
Meanwhile...
At Terros's place.
Veronica has finished cooking the dishes for lunch and set the table. She went to the door and called out Terros on the balcony. "Lunch is ready!" she said.
Terros left the balcony, entered the house, and joined Veronica at the kitchen table.
They ate in silence.
After they finished eating, they were having a deep conversation.
"Now that Graven is finally here... I'll visit my deity friend in the Windless Mountain. I need to ask her an important question regarding the Oakenblossom Tree," Veronica said.
"Okay, no problem. When are you going to leave?" Terros asked.
"This afternoon, after I'm done washing the dishes or may tomorrow," she replied.
"How many days you will be gone?"
"Probably a few days, depending upon the deity's request. Sometimes she wants me to stay at her place for several days 'coz she enjoyed my company," she answered.
"Okay, good luck on your journey!" Terros said. He rose to his feet and left the kitchen going to his room.
Veronica deposited the dirty dishes into the sink and washed them.
Inside Terros's room.
He's thinking of something to ask Veronica. He thought about it last week. Damn! he's getting forgetful! What is it exactly that he wants to ask her about?
Ah...finally he remembers it now!
He left his room and went back to the kitchen.
Veronica had finished washing the dishes and was cleaning the table with a piece of clothing.
Terros sat on the chair and looked at his housemate. "Veronica, do you have any idea who is that powerful spirit who managed to deceive and abduct Graven for one week?" he asked because he previously suspected before that Veronica's friend, the deity, is the one who did it to Graven.
Veronica scratched her head. "Why did you suddenly ask now?" she said.
"Because I have a feeling that it's your friend the deity who had taken an interest in him. I need to know, just in case Graven will disappear again I know whom to ask," he spoke.
Veronica sighed and plopped down on the chair.
"Common...tell me! Don't worry, I won't feel angry and I won't tell Graven our secret," he assured her.
Veronica released a deep sigh. "Okay, I'll tell you the truth now. Yeah, you are right, the powerful being who abducted Graven and had sex with him for one week is no other than my deity friend Elva Sunbelle who lives at the top of the Windless Mountain," she admitted.
Terros was getting interested. "So... this thousand years old deity had taken a liking to Graven? What's his purpose in abducting him?"
"She wants to have a child with Graven," Veronica confessed.
Terros smiled. "So...I was right with my guess! A powerful being abducted Graven and pretended to be his missing wife to be able to successfully mate with him!"
"That's right!" Veronica said. "Don't worry, I already told her not to do it again and she promises me that she will never harm Graven because she likes him a lot..."
"Wow, a thousand-year-old powerful Goddess wants Graven's offspring! This is getting interesting!" Terros enthused. "Can you show me this Goddess's face? Was she old already? I bet she has wrinkled skin all over her body just like me. Am I right?" he asked.
Veronica giggled and laughed. The old man would get the shock of his life if she will show him the deity's appearance today.
Terros's brows furrowed in confusion. "Huh? Why are you laughing? Did I say something funny?"
Veronica snickered. "Well... I hate to prove you wrong, old man! But I'll show you Elva Sunbelle's appearance and you will be the one to judge! Don't blink!" she told him. She waved her right hand at the wall... and slowly... the woman's blurry silhouette appeared on the wall...a few minutes later... the woman's body and face finally get clearer.
Terros stared at the beautiful apparition in awe. "Wow! Her beauty is simply breathtaking! Everything about her is beautiful!" he said, truly mesmerized by the deity's beauty.
Veronica smirked and simpered. "Now you know who is Elva Sunbelle. She is the goddess who never grows old, forever young! I hope your mind felt assured now," she said.
"Wow, I wouldn't mind if someone as beautiful as her would kidnap me for one week. I would be a willing participant and would demand a repeat!" Terros joked and guffawed.
Veronica joined in his laughter, they shared a good laugh at the expense of the thousand years old goddess and Graven.
Terros stopped laughing. "How powerful is this goddess?" he suddenly asked.
"She is powerful, beyond words, evidence is the eye that she put on my forehead. Because of this third eye, I was able to see the world again after I ended up being blind due to that bird's barbaric act!" she said furiously, remembering how the bird stole her two eyes. She released a deep sigh.
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