Chapter 1960

Despite the fact that Ellen had nothing to do with the matter, Wilbur's words had touched Ellen the last time he was here, and she was now rather invested in the matter. Ellen returned to the main hall, carrying on with her shift and explaining the artifacts in the museum to the visitors. There was this strange sense of anticipation in Ellen's chest as if she was hoping Wilbur would show up and take the bronze cauldron with him. During a break between explanations, Ellen walked up to the cauldron to take a closer look at it. The cauldron seemed to radiate a mysterious eastern aura, one that made her fall into a daze looking at it. Yet Ellen waited for him the whole time until the museum shut its doors, and Wilbur never showed up. Ellen was disappointed. She felt like Wilbur had just gotten emotional seeing something from his country in a foreign land, which had led him to say those words. Maybe Wilbur had forgotten what he had said completely the moment he left. "Ellen, did t