My Second Chance In Life In Another World

CHAPTER 22: A NIGHT FOR A TALK

Night came while we're inside the Dakiya forest. We had jerky and bread for our dinner because we can't start a fire while we're inside the forest or it will only attract the monster. After we finished eating we decided to sleep and so we covered the floor inside the carriage with a layer of blanket and Chris and I lay on it. Father just like yesterday was sitting at the door of the carriage while holding Pride's leash who is sleeping on the ground. He keeps Pride on his side because Pride might get attacked by monsters. I tried to sleep but I can't sleep so I stand up and go to father's side.

"Will, why are you still awake?" He asked me.
"I can't sleep, I'll stay here until I got drowsy so you can sleep for a moment" I answered.
"No, I won't sleep tonight I need to watch the surroundings this place is not like the grassy plains where we slept yesterday, this place is dangerous" he said.
"That's why I said I'll take watch so you can sleep even an hour" I said.
"No, this place is dangerous even for you" he replied.
"Then I'll just accompany you until I feel drowsy" I said.
"Yeah, do that" he replied.

After a minute of silence I suddenly remembered what I want to ask him.

"Father, is the monster here in the forest weaker than the monster you fought in the battlefield?" I asked.
"Yeah, they're weaker that's why I can easily kill them with just one spell" he answered.
"What's the difference between monsters here and monsters in the battlefield?" I asked again.
"The difference between monsters here and monsters in the battlefield is that monster in the battlefield were five times stronger than the monster here" he answered.
"Why is that?" I asked.
"Because the physical and magical traits of monsters in the battlefield were boosted by the demons" he answered.
"Now that I answered your questions it's my turn to ask you questions" he said.
"Okay" I replied.
"Will, what really happened while I'm at the capital?" He asked.

That's right, father doesn't know what happened while he's gone because we don't want to talk about it anymore. If we tell father what happened the memory of that time will just resurfaced. All we tell to father was uncle Philip got a trauma in the battlefield that's why he was sent in the capital.

"I know that something happened but it seems that you won't tell me even if I asked that's why i refrained from asking. But I really want to know what happened so I can help in any way, am I really that unreliable?" He said.

Father have a right to know what happened but we hide it from him and it makes him sad and think we find him unreliable.

"No, if you ask me your a really reliable father we just hide it to you so it won't resurfaced again but now maybe I can tell you what happened because there's only the two of us here. Just promise me you won't tell them that I told you" I said.
"Will, thank you for trusting me" he replied.

After that I told him all that happened while he's gone and it makes him surprised to what he learned.

"So while I'm in the capital you're experiencing something like that. I'm sorry that I'm not there to help you" he said.
"No, it's not your fault what I did was out of my pure selfishness so if ever I got hurt while doing it, it's my fault" I explained.
"No, what you did was the right thing if ever I was in the same position I would do the same thing you're mother might have different view in this matter but to me what you did was right. You protected Chris from getting harmed and stopped Philip before he do something irreversible to his family. Be proud of yourself. What you did was the right thing." He said then patted my head.

Tears started to fall from my eyes. I don't know that just by being praised like that can make me happy like this. No, maybe because he understood my intentions that time while I'm fighting uncle Philip. I thought no one would understand my intentions that's why I just kept this feelings to myself but here's father who praised and understood me for what I did that time and that what makes me so happy.

"You did a good job" he said then hugged me.
"I'm sorry I'm not there at that time to take your side" "So to compensate for it from now on if you have a problem just come to me. I'll do my best to help you solve it but only when I'm not on the battlefield,okay?" he added.
"Yeah, thank you father" I replied and continue crying.

In my mind, I'm thanking the angel who give me the best father that I could ever asked for.

After that we just silently sit there until I got drowsy and decided to sleep.