The underworld 689
Chapter 689 What Happened To Cassian?
Perhaps it was because he had been away for so long, and the news had lagged, Cassian pondered whether he should let people know that he had returned. But soon, he dismissed the thought. It wasn’t the right time yet.
Another thing that puzzled him was Raven’s mentor, George. He had no impression of him at all.
‘Could the symptoms have worsened again?‘ he thought. Cassian had once heard that when multiple personalities coexist, some memories might be lost. ‘But could such an important memory disappear?‘ remembered his interactions with Raven’s family, so it didn’t make sense that he had forgotten explicitly about Raven’s mentor.
A sense of unease stirred within Cassian. The last time he had this feeling, it was just before those people secretly targeted him. He likely would have already been dead if it hadn’t been for Raven activating the Reversal Starcard for a second chance.
If another crisis arose this time, he couldn’t let Raven notice or allow her to take any more risks. Cassian made up his mind and sent a message to Garth, reassuring him that everything was fine on his end and that he need not worry.
He knew Raven would undoubtedly go to Garth to inquire about his well–being. Until he found a way to merge the other personalities and resolve the situation with those people, it was safer for Raven to remain in the lower realm.
Meanwhile, Garth, severely injured, was sent back to Raven’s villa. His injuries had been grave, and even Raven had been powerless to help. However, after returning to the villa, Raven gave Garth the pill left behind by Keegan, and soon, his condition stabilized, and he was no longer in immediate danger.
Raven watched as Garth’s pale face slowly regained color, finally believing that her mentors held significant status and power in Forreb. However, one thing still puzzled her. Given that Deariton had such influential figures, it didn’t make sense that she had never heard of them.
However, there was no trace of the Brown family in her memory, and she knew nothing about the backgrounds of her four mentors. As Raven pondered why there were gaps in her memory, Garth, lying in bed, slowly regained consciousness. “R- Raven…”
Garth, still recovering from his serious injuries, appeared weak. He looked at Raven with a face full of guilt. “I wrongly accused you… I–I’m sorry…”
“Let the past be,” Raven said, not wanting to dwell on anything with Garth. After all, everything he had done was driven by a father’s love for Cassian.
“What happened to Cassian?” Raven had originally thought Cassian’s return was to investigate the smuggling incident. Still, now that the Thorian issue had been resolved, she had some free time and realized that this reason had many flaws.
Although the Lysander family in Forreb was an ancient lineage that maintained the balance between worlds for generations, smuggling from Forreb had been a persistent problem. For the higher–ups in Forreb, it was no longer considered a significant issue.
Those black market smugglers caught aiding residents who weren’t qualified to leave the country would only face a few years in prison at most, along with hefty fines. Raven even suspected that the higher–ups disregarded such matters because they wanted to collect hefty fines from the smuggling traders to fill the treasury.
As a member of the Lysander family, Cassian surely understood this logic. It was strange that he suddenly claimed he needed to return and investigate this matter.
“Raven… Cassian must have misunderstood that you were planning to be with Thorian,” Garth said, regretfully. “That’s why he went to Forreb with Tuesday in a fit of anger.”
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