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1530 Blessing of Misfortune

Sunny was restless.

Cassie had survived, which brought him indescribable joy. He would have
been... broken, if she had perished in Twilight. Nephis would have never forgiven
herself for causing the death of her best friend, either.

Not to mention that Effie and Jet would have been killed, as well, making the
heartbreaking tragedy simply unbearable.

So, it was the epitome of wonderful that Cassie had survived.

But how had she survived?

He did not know.

It was close to impossible for her to be driven all the way to the limits of the city
by accident. Which meant that she had fought her way there on purpose.
Which meant that she knew what would happen.

...Which was also impossible.

Not even because Cassie would have shared such precious information with
them, allowing the cohort to come up with a better plan, but simply because she
was not capable of perceiving the past and the future in the Tomb of Ariel. She
had told them so herself — all Cassie saw in her visions, ever since entering the
Nightmare, was darkness.
That was what saved her from sharing the fate of the sybils, who had all been
Defiled by the visions of the Estuary. Here in the Tomb of Ariel, Cassie was blind
to the future and the past. That was her saving grace.

She could not have known what would happen in Twilight. Otherwise, she would
have been Defiled — and she wasn't Defiled. Sunny knew that because he could
see Cassie's soul, and because she was still a carrier of the Nightmare Spell.
And yet she had to have known, somehow.

It made no sense at all.

Confused, he even remembered the eerie and nonsensical thought that had
entered his mind after they escaped Aletheia's Island. That Cassie could have
been able to remember the previous cycles of the Great River, just like the Mad
Prince had.
Which would make her Torment.

But she couldn't be Torment for the same reason — if she was, Sunny would
have been able to see the darkness of Corruption in her soul, and the Spell
would have banished her from itself.
The strange incongruity gnawed at him more and more with each passing day.
The only reasonable explanation was that fate had played a trick on them. It was
almost impossible for Cassie to have found herself near the gates of Twilight
when the explosion happened — but only almost. She must have gotten
incredibly lucky.

Sunny was no stranger to witnessing extremely improbable events. His entire life
was full of them due to his [Fated] Attribute. This time, they must have received a
blessing of fortune. There was no other sensible way to explain what had
happened.
And still, still...

He was restless, plagued by doubt.

It was to the point that Sunny was having trouble concentrating on weaving. He
found himself glancing at Cassie furtively when she was nearby, and then felt
ashamed for doubting one of his companions.

Not to mention that it was absolutely useless to try and spy on the blind girl
secretly — because she could have been watching the world through his eyes,
and would be aware of him looking at her.

In any case, Cassie seemed to be perfectly normal. Well... as far as the word
normal could be applied to her. She was mostly quiet, but not alarmingly so. She
usually kept to herself, but not to the point of avoiding others on purpose.
Usually, she would take her turn controlling the Chain Breaker, then descend
below deck to rest when Nephis replaced her on the steering oars.
When they were attacked, she participated in the battles, supporting the cohort
from behind and stepping forward if there was a need. When everything was
calm, she rested and went about her usual duties of maintaining the ship.

Of course, Sunny did not know what she was doing when nobody was watching.
How could he?
Well, actually... he could.

Spying on the blind seer was not an easy matter, considering that she could see
through the eyes of the potential spy and knew their every move. However, as far
as Sunny knew, while Cassie could use her Ascended Ability on the members of
the cohort, she could not do the same with his shadows.

She could also see through his eyes, if she wished to, but she could not see what
he saw through the shadows.

So, if he wanted to, he could send one of the shadows to observe the blind girl,
just in case there was something strange going on with her.

However, he wasn't sure that it was an appropriate thing to do.

Sunny was very peculiar about trust. It had taken him a long time to gain the
ability to trust others, so he cherished it greatly. Being able to trust, and receiving
trust in return — those were intangible, but precious things.

So, even if sending a shadow to observe Cassie would do the blind girl any
harm, he would be breaking trust with her. Their relationship was complicated
and tumultuous, and they had endured a lot together to repair it. He was reluctant
to jeopardize that relationship...

But the Sin of Solace kept whispering into his ear, fanning the flames of Sunny's
paranoia. In fact, the sword wraith did not whisper, but was incredibly loud with
his insidious accusations and insinuations — especially so when Cassie was
nearby.

She never reacted, which made it seem as though she was unable to hear the
odious apparition.

...Or was pretending to not hear it masterfully.

“Just think about it rationally."

It was hard for Sunny to be dispassionate when it came to Cassie, but this time,
he had to be.
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Which did not mean that they really were suspicious... just that they could be.
Lowering all six of his hands, which had been weaving strings of shadow
essence, Sunny frowned.

“In the end, it all comes down to a simple question. Do I want to be polite, or do I
want to be safe?"

Seen in that light, his dilemma had a definitive solution.

It was much better to be safe than sorry.
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