Re:War (Discontinued)

Chapter 11: Starting

Scarlet's experiences throughout her travels in Reverie has been fruitful.

She told me many things about it, but she had a tendency to talk about a blinded Puppet she encountered in Reverie. A small blonde child. After she dropped her off at a doctor's place, it was where she stayed up till two years ago.

More importantly, she had found a place for me to begin my work there in Ravenhelm. The poorest state in Reverie and was essentially one big 'slums'. As bad as it sounded, it was the best place to start. I needed to get by unnoticed. It was from there that I would find my way to reach the western side of Reverie, Anima.

While Alice took a nap, Scarlet was talking about different things in Reverie. Ravenhelm was obviously a sad place to be in, high crime rate, poverty, despair... it was hard to find anything good about the place. Unless you were a part of the crime at least.

The idea was to start off there. But Scarlet made it clear that she couldn't join us upon reaching Ravenhelm. It was cramped with people and Puppets alike, which made it easy for her to accidentally off those she bumps into.

She was going to take the scenic route through the forests and ruined cities. She could handle anyone there at least.

"Don't worry, Master. I'll continue with my duties. There are still places I have yet to find. In fact, I think there are areas I want to look at."

"Sure. You can tell where I am even though you're far away right?"

"Without an issue."

"Great."

"This... brings back memories, doesn't it? Few years back, we were in that inn, Alice was sleeping, and we were together."

"It does huh?" I smiled. "Except this time, Alice is just sleeping, not out cold."

"Um.. master? I have a favour to ask."

"Ask ahead."

"If you find the blind girl somehow, could you take care of her? It's cruel to have her go through her life alone like this."

"Sure. I'll be sure to do that."

"Also... can I... can I sleep next to you for a while?"

"I don't see why not."

She flashed a light smile as she leaned against me, closing her eyes.

"Master has grown a lot over the years... your shoulders are wider, you are taller... cooler. But you still look... cute."

"Cute?"

"I hope you don't mind me saying, but your face is feminine, Master."

"Well, I could say the same about change. You've gotten braver. When we first met, you ki- came close to killing me, and you were so shy. But look at you now."

She smiled, snuggling closer while hiding her face. I caught sight of a blush, but decided not to say anything.

I myself drifted off to sleep for a while, until there was a knock on our door.

"Hey kid?! We're almost there! Get ready for a drop off!"

"Got it!"

I woke the two up and got onto the decks. Sure enough, docks were up ahead. We were gonna hide in a few crates and be moved into a good space where we could head off.

The ship was inspected for suspicious items, with the crates we were in being filled with a few bags of rice, we passed by safely. We were dropped off in an alleyway, and we hurried off. Scarlet handed us a pair of cloaks to blend in and the address of the place we had to get to.