Chapter 59: JACOB'S POV [BONUS CHAPTER]
"So, what do you think? Great story isn't it?" I said, grinning smugly from ear to ear.
Truth be told, the story was something I'd made up to try and get her to feel better. How could I know a story about constellations when this wasn't even my original world?
"But what if the master never really cared for the horse..." Artria said, her voice small and filled with a doubt that was clear in her tone.
She wasn't looking at the stars anymore. Instead, she was looking down at the dark water around our waists, her fingers tracing idle patterns in the foam. It wasn't the reaction I wanted.
She looked even more troubled than she had back at the reef.
"Then he wouldn't have gone so far to make sure it was ok, now would he?" I snickered.
I thought the answer was obvious. In the story, the master had crossed a large distance, just to find the horse.
To me, that was the ultimate proof.
To which her expression froze, not knowing what to say.
