Drakengard Anomaly: The Tale of an Angel and an Intoner

Chapter 17 - Life in the Land of the Forests

Nier, Yonah, and I walked through the salt-covered streets; we searched for food as our stock in the apartment was running low, so we decided that it was better to get some food now than to wait until it was too late.

However, it was hard to find anything that was not expired or that other groups of survivors had not looted yet.

"ACHOW, It's getting colder every day." Nier said as he wiped his nose.

"I'm not surprised by that, it was expected with the amount of nukes detonated around the world, but I expected a nuclear winter by now." I replied, looking up and seeing the cloudy sky with few rays of sunlight shining through it.

"I think it will get better with time. The sky won't stay dark forever, will it?" Yonah asked with infantile curiosity.

"No, but it's better to stay wrapped up so you don't get sick." Nier said worriedly, adjusting Yonah's coat.

"You can't say anything about it. What is the point of telling Yonah to wrap up if you do not? You should take care of your health too." I said to Nier, lifting the hood of his coat and pulling it down, covering his eyes.

Nier stumbled forward while trying to get the hood out of his eyes and stared at me seriously when he managed to do it. I stared back, and we stayed like that for some time until we could not keep up the facade anymore.

"HAHAHA!" We both laughed.

"Just take better care of yourself, Nier." I said, patting his shoulder.

"I know, but I can't help but worry about Yonah." Nier replied, glancing at his sister.

"Me too, but you won't be able to take care of her if you become sick with a cold."

"Hey, don't talk about me like I'm not here! I am not a child; I can take care of myself!" Yonah squealed, stomping the ground while crossing her arms adorably.

"But of course you can." I smiled, patting Yonah's head.

"It makes me happy that when I'm old and gray I can count on my big strong sister to take care of me." Nier replied playfully, teasing Yonah and poking her cheek.

Yonah's face turned red as she puffed out her cheeks.

"Stop teasing me!" Yonah screamed red in shame as she slapped our hands away.

Nier and I held our hands with sad faces and pretended to be hurt, but we laughed slightly as we looked at each other. Yonah, on the other hand, crossed her arms and looked away from us.

"Are you mad at me?" Nier asked with false sadness but Yonah ignored him.

"I don't think she will ever speak to you again, Nier." I said in the same tone, putting a reassuring hand on his shoulder while Nier grabbed his heart and pretended to faint from grief.

"But you'll keep talking to me, won't you?" I asked Yonah, leaving Nier to his despair, but Yonah spun her body away from me.

I covered my face with my hands, pretending to cry. However, opened my fingers and saw Yonah turning her head and looking at me from the corner of her eyes.

"Will you talk to us if I give you candy?" I asked, getting her attention.

"What type of candy?" Yonah asked with interest, looking at me with a gleam in her eyes.

"How about chocolate we give you some?" Nier suggested, getting up from the ground.

"Chocolate?" Yonah asked again, a small smile forming on her face.

"Yes, as much as you like." I completed Nier's suggestion.

"I think I can talk to you again if you give me a chocolate." Yonah replied, pretending to be angry again.