Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 299: Fugon, The Kind

As I watched her heal the little boy, I faintly smiled; we may not have known each other long, but it felt good knowing the person I was helping was a kind soul. It also further solidified my desire to get her back; before, I simply wanted to get her to safety because she was so young, but now, I did so because she was a good person.

However, while Jasmine cared for the elven boy, I saw several guards close in on her location, causing me to click my tongue as I stuffed the map of the Nsemo Continent into my space pouch while quickly approaching Jasmine.

"There she is, guards!" Yelled the woman harshly with fear and anger as she pointed at Jasmine, prompting the several guards to nod with ugly expressions.

"Arrest her men!" Stated the guard as he pointed at Jasmine, who had just noticed their presence, causing her to lower her hands while her golden aura vanished.

"W-Wait, I-I can explain!" Said Jasmine anxiously as she protectively stood in front of the elven boy while slowly backing away, though the guards ignored her words.

Before the guards could touch Jasmine, I charged into them from the side, smashing them through the wall and into a building selling potions, which was unfortunate for the owner, but truthfully, I didn't really care.

"Haa, thank you, Alex." Said Jasmine softly with a sigh of relief as she looked at Alexander, who quickly approached them before grabbing her.

"C'mon, let's get out of here." Muttered Alex firmly as he held Jasmine while closing his eyes, ignoring the guards charging them.

Using [Mass Teleport], I teleported us to the location where I had given Jasmine her mask, which was just outside the city; however, when I opened my eyes, my face twitched when I saw the little Elven boy hugging Jasmine's leg.

Rubbing my head, I squatted to eye-level with the boy and motioned him to come here, which he did after glancing at Jasmine.

"What are you doing, Alex?" "Removing his collar." Remarked Jasmine and Alexander, respectively, as the former curiously gazed at the latter, who firmly gripped the metal collar wrapped around the little boy's neck.

With a slight grunt, I forcefully ripped the collar off the boy's neck before tossing it into the distance, which left a reddish mark around his neck.

"You can understand me, right?" Asked Alexander as he grabbed the boy's shoulders while looking into his eyes, prompting him to meekly nod.

"Listen, we can't take you with us. The woman who healed you, Jasmine, is being hunted by people who want to kill her; taking you with us will most likely get her killed, and that's assuming you don't die first." Stated Alexander firmly as he looked at the boy, who softly nodded with a downcast expression, causing Jasmine to look at him with widened eyes.

"A-Alex! Y-You can't say such things to him; he's so young!" Said Jasmine as she reprimanded Alexander while glaring at him, causing him to shake his head.

"Please, Jasmine. He's experienced far more terrible and harsh things throughout his life; just look at his eyes. Are those the innocent and curious eyes of a child?" Remarked Alexander with a scoff as he glanced at Jasmine, who stared into the boy's somewhat lifeless eyes, causing her to bite her lip before lowering her head.

Shifting my focus back to the boy, I reached into my space pouch and grabbed a golden vial, which I handed to him.

"We can't take you with us, but I'll at least prepare you with everything I had for you to survive. Also, what's your name?" Stated Alexander softly as he patted the boy's shoulder, causing him to glance at the vial.

"F-Fogun." Muttered the boy, or Fogun, softly as he looked at Alexander, who flashed a faint smile.

"Drink the vial, Fogun; it may save your life in the future." Said Alexander with a smile as he searched through his space pouch, removing various items.