Lilith: Origin of Succubi
Chapter 276

Titles:

[World Traveler - Hidden Title]

[Origin of Succubi - Hidden Title]

[Dungeon Destroyer]

[First Explorer]

[Early Intervention]

[Demon Hunter]

[Follower of Sorsette]

[Mother of the Succubi - Hidden Title]

As expected, nothing much changed there. I originally started pulling up my status every day to get in the habit, but it seems rather pointless most days. The only days it feels relevant are after a battle. I shrugged and laced up my boots before heading down the stairs with Mimi.

The lobby of the inn seemed pretty lively with the merchants on the trip. They were getting some last-minute breakfast into them before we hit the road again. The breakfast was simple, mostly just baked bread and spreads to go with it. It reminded me of the breakfast they served at the cheap motels along the highway in my previous life. Less coffee was involved though.

I spotted Bella and Mimi talking in the corner, so I headed over to the two of them.

Morrigan noticed me first and waved at me with a small smile. Bella looked better, if a little more frazzled than usual. She turned and smiled at me too, when I got close.

"Good morning, Lilith," Bella said before giving me a quick hug. Nothing that would be too suspicious to the Tamin church was watching, I noticed.

"Feeling any better?" I asked.

Bella nodded. "I do, but I think I need a bit more sleep once we're on the road again. I still feel... down, I guess."

I looked over at Morrigan, who nodded. "We talked about it... we're not going to do anything this time, but she said she'll think about it. Either way, we're on our way to Traehall now, so those kinds of reunions can wait."

Through the bond and my own read of the situation, I could tell that Morrigan wasn't exactly happy with the outcome of her talk with Bella, but she respected Bella's choice. Pragmatically it made sense too, for better or worse. We didn't exactly have time to hang around here and let the two try to reconnect when we were in the middle of escorting a caravan full of beastfolk who wanted to avoid such a high concentration of Tamin priests and paladins in one place.

That was Bella's choice and I would accept it. I patted Bella on the shoulder, and after catching up with the rest of our group, we went to the stables to get everything ready to get back on the road. Everyone was pretty quick to get going and we were leaving Norta headed for Traehall only shortly after dawn. It would have been quite a bit early for me before, but now that I didn't need sleep as much as I used to, it was easier than ever to get rolling.

Once we got a good distance away from Norta, I summoned new mounts for everyone and this time rode out with Raya, Sibyl, Lori, and Morrigan. It was a pretty ranged heavy group, but that would be fine. Raya was the only one in the group who really needed practice fighting and didn't actually need to get the kills, so Morrigan would be able to finish all the monsters on this next stretch of the trip. A few more days of forts and we would be back in Traehall.