These Hidden Burns

~ Chapter 17 ~

~ Garroth's POV ~

We had left Hetra maybe twelve or thirteen hours ago.Since then we had been following Angela,who seemed to know where she was going.
Maybe she had discovered she had magicks while we were in the Irene Dimension.

Those with magicks could normally sense other people who had magicks.

So maybe that was what she was doing.

We kept moving for another hour before we set up camp next to a river.Aphmau was still setting up another tent for the group while Katelyn was trying to start a fire.

I was sitting next to Angela,both of us fishing.The ground beneath us rumbled and shook again,but everyone managed
to keep their balance and the tents somehow didn't fall to the ground.
We just continued to work.

Angela sighed softly,breaking the silence between us."You ok?",I asked,looking at her and she hesitantly nodded her head.
"I'm just...worried about the village and Liza....and everyone else.I'm worried about everyone here as well.",The female next to me spoke softly,looking over at the river as she spoke.

Her eyes shifted over to me for a moment or two before she looked back at the river.

I understood where she was coming from,since I felt that way at times when Aphmau was off on trips or even when she was there.
It was sort of stressful.

However,Angela was the lord of a much larger village than Phoenix Drop.
She was the lord of a village the size of Scaleswind,which was quite impressive honestly.It amazed me how she managed to run a village as big as that,but still be able to have time to herself.

She didn't seem to be stressed out while she was in the village,however,she could be hiding how stressed out.
You never really knew.

"It's natural for you to be worried about everyone.After all you are a lord,and rightfully so you should be worried and concerned about your village.",I replied and she nodded her head in simple reply.

"You know,even though you aren't a lord,you're as wise as a old lord in my opinion.",She said and laughed a bit.

I laughed too and she then reeled in a piece of leather with her fishing rod.
That made me laugh too as she made a face,sighed and then threw the piece leather away from where we sat as I laughed.

"Stop laughing!",She said and I shook my head as I chuckled.
A moment later I reeled in a fish and Angela shot a look at me once I reeled in a fish and put it in the basket that was on my right,while Angela was sitting next to me on my left.

"I hate you.",She stated jokingly,however it sounded serious as she then looked back at the river,a determined look on her face."You love me~.",I whispered in her ear after I leaned over a bit to be closer to her.

~ Angela's POV ~

I blushed lightly before I hit his shoulder."Back it up,you creepy old man!",I replied to him,Garroth barking out laughter.

I suppose he found my reaction funny.

Katelyn looked over at us and cocked an eyebrow."What are you two love birds going on about now?",She asked bluntly and Garroth's face went beet red at Katelyn's words.
"Katelyn,go cuddle with a cactus.",I replied before I threw a small pebble at her,Katelyn catching it in her right palm.

She chuckled and then dropped the pebble on the grass before she continued to tend to the fire.

After awhile,both Garroth and I managed to catch two fish and we headed back inland towards the fire.
Katelyn quietly cooked the four fish while Aphmau,Garroth,and I chattered lightly.