Zephyr: Whispers Of The Wind

Chapter 7: Aftermath

The breeze blows gently as you and Azria walk on the brown gravel path. You can still feel Azria shaking as your arm bleeds on her shoulder. Luckily, it seems that you both could arrive at the village before noon. Looking at Azria you can see her eyes weary, her arms seemingly using all it's strength to support you as she walks clumsily while carrying the Stellarglows, you try to apologize as you two walk closer to the village with the wind following your path, yet she smiles, her tiredness seeping through.

"Don't worry, it's fine."
Azria says, her voice sounds so tired

You both arrive at the village as you see Azria falling to the ground, dropping the basket of Stellarglows in doing so. You try to catch her yet you too are too weak, but just in time the a group of adventurers and the residents of the village sees Azria lying on the ground and rushes towards her. They also notice you on the side, bleeding heavily from your arm. The villagers carries the fainted Azria as they help you walk. Though not wanting to, your eyes slowly shut close as everything goes black.

A breeze enters somewhere from your left as you open your eyes to see a familiar room, it was the room that Azria and her family provided you last night. You look around with your vision still blurry, as you do you see the door and the window are open, you notice a plaster wrapped around your wounded arm as you sit there with the sunlight shining through the window. The last thing you knew was you were in the outskirts of the village, maybe the villagers helped you come here after you fainted.

"Ah! You're awake!"
Someone calls out to you from the door

The person at the door is Azria's older sister. Her name is Azaeli, like her younger sister Azria, she has a long rose tinted hair alongside a youthful face, her body has a slender look yet still having a curvy figure, due to her youthful face some might mistake her as Azria's little sister. She stands there with a graceful posture as she asks you if you're alright.

"You should go back to rest if you feel you can't move yet."
Azaeli says with a concerned look

You look at Azaeli before gently facing the window

"You don't need to worry about Azria, she'll be fine!"
Azaeli says before leaving

Thinking back, for Azria's tiredness came from you. By ignoring those howls and growls you put not only your's but also Azria's life at stake. You decide to get up, your arm still aching from the pain. You walk through the wooden hallway, as you walk you notice a door open, checking inside you notice Azria, she lies there on her bed still unconscious. Not wanting to interrupt her, you silently go back to the wooden hall and head towards the outside.

Now that you look at it once more and think about it, Azria's house is quite small yet still they had enough room for you to sleep in even if it's just for a while. When you look back to when you first met each other, if not for Azria you could had died much sooner if she didn't convince her family to let you in. With an injured arm you walk around the village and ended up in front of the Guild Hall. Looking through the door it seems like it's filled with adventurers, the noise of people talking enters your ears, you listen briefly as talks about a well-known adventurer had come today, but still you decide to enter.

"Hm?"
Elyr glances at the door

"Ah! Welcome!"
Elyr greets you as she notices your injured arm

You go up to Elyr, she asks you if you're alright as it seems like your arm is still quite injured and needs healing. You tell her it's fine as you continue to hear talks about this well-known adventurer, before forgetting you ask her a question of your own about the quest.

"You don't need to worry about the quest! Azaeli already gave me the basket of Stellarglows earlier!"
Elyr says with a smile

After hearing that the quest has been finished you ask her about the wolves' fur if you can sell it to her. As she hears this she tells you that you also don't need to worry about it as alongside the Stellarglows, Azaeli also gave them the wolf fur, due to this you'll be paid  more than what the quest initially had. She gives you a pouch filled with seven copper coins and two silver coins.

You look at the pouch that you had been given as you walk outside the Guild Hall, the noises turning to whispers before disappearing. While walking you accidentally bump on a person, you look back trying to to apologize to see a group of three, one in the front with the other two walking besides him. The person decides to forgive you. For a moment as you gaze at him for the first time, you can feel the gentle breeze turn cold and erratic  swirling around you as if in fear, The land and sky watches intently as if to anticipate something yet to be known. The figure walks up to you, his shadow lurks beneath his feet. He extends his hand with it wide open with the wind slowly dissipating, it feels as though nature itself is holding its breath as he introduces himself. He tells you that he's Vexon Emeric, a renowned swordsman that specializes Pyro magic. After telling his name he explains that he's the adventurer that helped you and Azria return home.

To be continued