GoE 255 Thorns gnawing flesh 

GoE 255

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As soon as Etter finished his sentence, Elle jumped from the bedroom window onto one of the roofs of the Weyya Motel. Even though it was late at night, Elle could see the covert activities that Concubine Weyya was carrying out at the motel. 

  Several bare-chested men lined up against a leafless fir tree. They moved in a circle while chanting some words that seemed like a spell. Meanwhile, the figure of a young angry haired young woman was standing not far from the fir tree. 

"My lady. Preparations are complete. What do you want this time?" said the pink-haired woman. 

  "Blooms Inn. That place has always been on my nerves ever since we opened this motel. But I also regret that the woman has to lose her cooking skills. That woman's food was delicious and she was the only one who could piss me off after the late Empress Isbella.