Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 300: Jasmine's Status

"You seem sad. What's the matter?" Asked Alexander curiously as he glanced at Jasmine while dashing across the dirt trail, following the map of the Nsemo continent to the Crestfallen Kingdom.

"Ah, it's nothing, Alex. Just thinking, that's all." Replied Jasmine softly as she glanced at Alexander before shifting her gaze behind him with a worried look, causing him to shake his head.

"You're concerned about Fugon? Don't worry, the boy will live." "But how do you know? There are so many dangers in a forest; it was irresponsible of us to leave a child like that alone." Remarked Alexander and Jasmine, respectively, as the former raised an eyebrow before lightly shaking his, gazing at the latter, who looked at him with an unsightly expression.

"It would've been more irresponsible to take him with us. We did the best we could for him; I even awakened his mana, and we prepared him as much as we could. Besides, I'm confident he'll live; you let him experience what it feels like to be hugged by a woman; even if he is just a boy, he will never forget that sensation." Stated Alexander lightly as he glanced at Jasmine with a reassuring smile, only to faintly smirk while nodding, causing her to sigh.

"Haa, I hope so. Whatever to get him to live." Muttered Jasmine softly as she lowered her head, resting against Alexander's shoulder.

As Jasmine descended into silence, only the sound of my footsteps was heard while we continued to run across the dirt trail; it's been nearly ten hours since we left that city, and it was already evening; as a matter of fact, it was almost night. I planned to hide in the forest soon, but I wanted to get just a little bit further away from that city; ever since we left, my heart's been constantly warning me, which has been unsettling me since.

'Honestly, it's probably Jasmine's fault for healing Fugon; that probably gave us away.' Thought Alexander lightly as he glanced at Jasmine, whose eyes were closed, resting against his shoulder.

Although I was most likely right, I couldn't be mad at her; she did something I would've done, and it only fueled my desire to get her back home to safety.

'I just hope I don't die along the way.' Thought Alexander with a wry expression as he glanced at the dim sky before looking behind him.

Using [Heroes Gaze], I looked behind us, searching for any signs of assassins stealthily following us, yet after a minute of looking, I ended up empty-handed; however, even so, my heart was still warning me.

With no one on our immediate tail, I leaped into the air, using [Air Step] to dash across the sky as I entered the forest, going far deeper than I would've usually gone as I was slightly paranoid, though rightfully so.

After another several minutes of dashing across the sky, using Air Steps continuously, I landed in a somewhat dense area in the forest, which wouldn't act as a good camp, but it would be a great hiding spot.

"Oh, we're done for today?" Asked Jasmine lightly as she opened her eyes and observed her surroundings before glancing at Alexander, who nodded while setting her down.

"Yeah. Here's my space pouch; you can set up camp if you want. I'm going to get us some food." Replied Alexander with a nod as he handed Jasmine his pouch before leaping onto a branch and traversing between each one, vanishing within the thick canopy of the forest.

I made sure to stay close to Jasmine, so it took a bit longer to find food, but I managed to hunt a ferret, which wasn't big; though, I didn't really have to eat, so I didn't mind going to sleep on an empty stomach, my blood kept me in peak condition, which meant food and water weren't a necessity, simply a privilege I enjoyed abusing.

Taking a few minutes to butcher the animal, using Trina as I no longer had a dagger, I apologetically glanced at my silent sword, though again, no words were exchanged, only silence. Once finished, I used my fire to burn the rest of the remains, which I hated doing, but we were too close to camp to leave a corpse for other animals to eat; I used the wind to disperse the smell and smoke throughout the nearby forest, making it impossible to detect.