Bell the white core mage (Being rewritten)

Lockdown

Bell POV

The city was currently on lockdown, and I was sitting in Rye's hospital room. He was stable but in a coma. His tiny body wasn't meant to receive trauma like that.

Airmid told me that the arrow missed his heart by an inch. It was also shot by someone with great strength. Whoever shot him is gonna pay.

"Bell" Artemis called out to me. I turned my head slightly to look at her.

"Oh hey, what are you doing here" I turned my head back to Rye as Artemis pulled a chair up.

"I was here to see if Airmid had any quests, then the city went on lockdown so I'm trapped here, Airmid also told me you were in here"

She took a look at Rye and then back at me. I felt her hand take mine.

"Bell, do you know this boy," she asked. She probably already knew the answer by social cues alone.

"Yeah, he's my adopted little brother, I was the one that brought him here" My hands and shirt were still covered in his blood.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, a boy his age shouldn't have to worry about this" She gently rubbed circles on the back of my hand.

"It's my fault, I had my guard down since we were in the city, if I had it up I could've stopped this" I felt tears welling up in my eyes.

She pulled my head and put it on her shoulder and ran her fingers through my hair.

"You can't think like that Bell, I understand you want to blame yourself but you were in a crowded street, no one would've expected that to happen, it's not your fault ok" she comforted.

"But-

"No buts, you didn't expect it no one did, don't blame yourself for something you had no idea would happen" she cut me off.

We sat there in silence for a while. I didn't say a word and neither did she. I watched the steady rise and fall of Rye's chest. I knew he was still alive and would make it. But it hurt seeing him like that.

"He wants to be like me" I mumbled.

"What was that, I couldn't hear you" Artemis leaned in closer.

"He wants to be like me, his goal is to be an adventurer, so he said he wanted to be like me, I've tried to dissuade him from that path by keeping him in school, but he stubbornly refuses, so I decide to prepare him, I gave him a spear and started to teach him how to use it, then he goes and gets shot"

"Sounds a little like you, stubbornly refuses to back down no matter what, then goes and gets himself injured beyond belief" she joked.

I chucked a little but it was a sad one.

"That's exactly what I don't want, I won't control Rye's life, if he wants to become an adventurer I won't stop him, but I'd wish he wouldn't, he's a smart kid who could go places other than the dungeon"

Again we sat there for a while before Artemis gently grabbed my hands and told me to look at her.

"Bell, I see a lot of you in Rye from what you told me, he may be stubborn but he seems to have a good heart, now come let's get you cleaned up, you're still covered in his blood" I stood up her hands still intertwined with mine as she led me out of the room.
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Zald POV

We were all sitting together in the living room. When Regis had bolted through the door with Maria and two kids I had a feeling something was wrong.

My suspicions were right as Regis had told me a boy named Rye was shot in the chest. The city was immediately put on lockdown soon after. Something like that hasn't happened since the Dark age. So this whole incident has the guild panicked.