Chapter 86 A Better Plan

Nina went to school, as she had many times over many years, once more putting her faith in the promise her uncle made to wait at the shop until she returned home after school.

Perhaps she no longer believed him but still stubbornly acted as if she did.

Duncan stood behind the first-floor window of the antique shop, watching Nina's quick-moving figure turn the corner of the street and disappear from his sight.

Uncle Duncan would be there in the shop waiting for her to come home. He had promised.

"Ai Yi, come here."

A thought flashed in his mind, and a green flame streaked through the air, materializing the form of a pigeon in front of Duncan.

The bird cocked its head, eyeing its master with its mung bean-sized eyes.

Through the connection established by the spiritual fire, Duncan could clearly feel the pigeon's location and its condition—though he was not yet able to fully share the senses, the level of perception he had was already enough for many tasks.