Once upon a time... there was a beautiful village which thrived on top of a high mountain with beautiful, dense forests. Sadly, the village slowly and slowly became forgotten by people and the elders that once lived there were probably reborn alread...
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Felix feels Hyunjin agitated while they continue walking, but holds back from asking anything. He bites the inside of his cheek and slows down in order to walk near Hyunjin, who is still hurt, his thigh bandaged, but still looking horrible, making him limp every now and then. Felix puts his arm under Hyunjin's armpit and helps him gain some welcomed balance. "I... Did I do something wrong?" Felix asks with a frown on his face. Hyunjin raises his eyebrows and chuckles. "What makes you think about that?" Felix shrugs his shoulders and holds Hyunjin closer. "You seem distant. Did something happen to you? Other than this?" Felix points at Hyunjin's wounded leg. "Did the bear beat your ass last night?" Felix asks with a smile on his face. Hyunjin scoffs and shakes his head. "Ya! I will hit you!"
Hyunjin would like to, but can't tell Felix what he did last night or who is the owner of the hairpin that shines brightly in Elara's braided hair. He clenches his jaw. Kethryllia said she has to leave without any traces. And long story short, he can't look Felix in the eyes when he says that he shared the bed with her for four months. Even though he can leave that detail out. Felix's voice breaks the silence and pulls him out of his thoughts. "Hyunjin? You're spacing out again." Hyunjin wants to apologize, but Elara starts playing the violin, filling the forest with enchanting music sounds.
Felix watches Elara play the violin and dance like a suave ballerina. He has always appreciated her artistic side, but now, seeing her happy and carefree makes him sympathize her more. His heart still aches because of what happened to her in that Realm. He won't forget this easily. It's going to haunt his dreams a long time from now. Last night he dreamed about a small girl. A sweet 5-year-old cutting roses in a peaceful garden. She had Elara's hair color and a cute white bow holding her golden-red hair curls in a tail. Felix approached her slowly. She winced when she cut a rose and a thorn pierced through her palm skin. Felix fastened his pace as the girl's cry filled the garden, but a woman came in a rush and hugged the little girl. The woman had the same golden-red hair color and her face... Elara. It was her. She was wearing a satin white dress, hugging her forms. Her robust breasts and a baby bump showed as she turned around. Felix ran towards her, but felt like time stopped and was blocking him like an invisible wall. The little girl turned with her face towards Felix, a pair of red horns piercing her forehead and making her look Satanic. Felix woke up with his eyes wide open and a mute scream plastered over his face, the light of the weak morning sun warming up the place. Good thing she doesn't remember the time she spent there.
Hyunjin stops at one point and sits down on a cut tree trunk. "She's beautiful!" Hyunjin speaks as his eyes follow Elara around. Felix rolls his eyes towards Hyunjin."You annoyed me yesterday, don't think you can get away with it, thief!" Hyunjin smiles and arranges a strand of hair resting on Felix's forehead. "What could I do with the girl? Refuse her?" Felix shrugs and walks away. He hears Hyunjin struggling to stand up too, but doesn't turn around. Felix gets out of his pocket the crumpled map and opens it, studying the unknown letters. He places his finger on one of the dense forests. "I think we are here." Hyunjin scoffs from behind him and takes the map, flipping it the other way. "You're holding it upside-down, sweetie!" Hyunjin places one finger on a forest, away from the one Felix pointe at. "This is where we are. Presbien forest. We're approaching the Dragonfly River. Three or four hours and we will be there. The one you pointed out is the Wessard Forest." Felix frowns. "Do you know how to read these?" Hyunjin shakes his head and looks at the map again. "I barely know how to read in my native language. I'm not that smart!" Felix hits Hyunjin's shoulder playfully. "Ya! You knew how to tell this map upside-down. That's called being smart." Hyunjin kisses Felix's cheek full of freckles and whispers on his skin. "That's called knowing how to survive." He kisses Felix's lip corner and pulls away. "Spending a lot of time in taverns and slums helps a lot too." He winks and follows Elara, who was caught in her own world, down the path. "Elara! Slow down! I'm lame of one foot. Can't you see?" Elara turns around and scrunches her nose at them. "You old people are so slow!" Hyunjin gasps and points towards her. "How old are you, lovely lady?" Elara stops and waits for them, while drawing circles in the earth with her feet. "Seventeen." Hyunjin approaches her and throws one hand over her shoulder, rustling her hair with his other hand, destroying her beautiful braid. "I'm only three years older than you, brat!"
