Vol 2: Forty Miles of west bound winds (5)

He turned to Ed entering the kitchen nearby and watched him take out what looked like herbs and start to prep them.

“When did you all wake?” Ed asked and they all stopped what they were doing.

“Were we asleep before?” Ku Jian asked.

“I told you, didn’t I? I came out of cultivation and the Ku girl was still sleeping and this one was…” he glanced at Nti Anem, “Well he was awake it seems. He just sat and stared into nothing. You two were like this for a whole year! All through that time, Ed was nowhere to be

found,” Tie Nse explained and looked to Ed.

“My dear disciple, where have you been all this time?” he asked Ed.

“Roasting deer,” Ed answered and Tie Nse’s brows rose into his hairline.

“For one year?” he asked suspiciously.

“It does not matter,” Nti Anem finally sat, “At least His highness moves now,” he said.

“What was different about the people when you stepped out?” Ku Jian asked.

“Why do you assume I stepped out?” Tie Nse frowned stubbornly.