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“Goodbye,everyone.” She waved once then portaled them all to the Coral Palace in North Sumbria.
Julian walked up behind his troll and wrapped his arms around her. He pressed his face into her hair and squeezed once.
They stood there for a long time.
“Do you really need to go?” he eventually whispered in her ear.
She caressed his cheek, and a single tear rolled down hers. She whispered, “I need toknow.”
“And you can’t come back?”
Gerda hesitated, “I don’t know …”
He handed her a folded-up note. “Here.”
She took it, then pulled off her storage ring and handed it over. Taking a step back, Julian let her go.
Gerda drew a steadying breath. She looked back at him with a tight smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “I’m ready.”
And then, his bridge troll crossed the bridge and disappeared.
CHAPTER 101
Do I Have to Leave?
Gerda
Five years.
Five years of living alone in a world of magic and monsters, not knowing why I was here,howI was here …
Five years of beinggreen.
It wasn’t all bad. Being green.
In fact, I kind of loved it. Ilovedbeing Gerda. I loved my life and my home and my new world.
But a burning question ate at me.CouldI go back?
WouldI go back?
If only for a day.
[Perk:World Bridge. Establish a permanent link to any bridge you cross, even those not under your control. You may travel to that bridge as if it were under your control. All previous+Troll Magic [Dimension]bridges under your control are included inWorld Bridge.
Bonus Abilities Available:
1: If you control all bridges in a Domain, gain double experience for bridges in that Domain. Current Domains Unlocked: Dark Enchanted Forest.
2: If you control a bridge in all Domains, mana cost to travel between Domains is halved. Current Domains Unlocked: Dark Enchanted Forest, Drendil, Peldeep, Servalt, North Sumbria, Sumbria.
3: If you control the furthest bridges at the four corners of Valaria, unlock the ability to travel between any bridge youhave ever crossed, even before obtainingWorld Bridge. This power can pass through the Void into alternate and subspaces for additional mana cost. Current Bridges: South: Faren’s Arch in Sumbria; West: Daffolyn Bridge in Peldeep; East: Sea-to-Sky Bridge in Servalt; North: Forgotten Frost Bridge in Northern Ice Fields.
4: If you control all bridges in Valaria, unlock Hidden Domain: Valarian Royal Palace.World BridgePerk upgrade: Empress of All Bridges. Unlock Title: Empress of Valaria.]
[You have unlockedWorld Bridgebonus ability. You may now travel to any bridge you have ever crossed.]
I closed my eyes for a second, not trusting what I would see, but when I searched the list of available bridges I could teleport to … there they were.
