Second chance

Untitled Part 4

 Chapter 4

The two man were sitting at the table eating their dinner and cheating when a thought came to Reds mind.

"Who were you.. I mean what were you before this? By the looks of it you weren't always a hermit living in the woods."

The old man looked at him, leaned back in his chair and smiled.

"Long ago, when I was young like you I was a huntsman, well at least I like to say that I was. Beck then there weren't any academies like today. You needed to learn how to be one on your own."

"So you just went around and hunted grimm like all the others?"

"Well, yes and no, I did have my fair share of adventures. I traveled around, seen the world a bit, even spent some time traveling with the Grimm reaper."

"Grimm Reaper?" he looked at him with confusion.

"Don't tell me you never heard of the Grimm reaper kid!"

"Cant say that I have."

"She was one of the best huntsman of our time if not the best. She wore a scull mask that covered her whole face. Some people found it creepy, while I found it rather interesting." the old man said with a small smirk on his face.

"So what happened between you two?"

"Nothing really, we spent some time traveling together, doing that we did best and when the time came we parted ways."

"What happened to her?" With thous words the smirk faded from Gerald's face, replicated with a sad expression.

"Some time after that she disappeared, some thought that she just moved to some other kingdom but no one has heard of her since."

"Oh..im sorry."

"What for, you wanted to know more about me and now you do. If you want to hear more don't be afraid to ask."

"Well I would like to know how you got her." Red pointed at the large wolf that was sitting by the fire with a large bone it it mouth.

"I found Tany when she was just a pap, a rant of the litter. She was all alone in the woods, when I saw her, I just couldn't leave her there so I brought her with me. She has been my loyal companion now for 10 years." Red looked strait into the wolfs eyes and smiled at her before tossing a leftover from his dinner to her.

"Why didnt you just left her there? Her mother might have returned for her."

"Two reasons. First, because odds of that happening were slime and second because it was the right thing to do. I couldn't have just left her there do starve and die."

Red looked at the wolf with a smile and said "I guess you made the right choice."

"Any more stories you want to hear, because I got them plenty."

"Sure, why not?"

It was long time since he last spoke about his journeys so the old man was happy to oblige. The two man spent the rest of the night talking about Geralds many adventures, the old man spoke while Red just listened and causally commented on the impossibility of some of them.

The very next day Gerald, Red and Tany were walking along the river, simply looking at the peaceful woodland landscape when Gerald spoke.

"Listen, I don't know what happened to you so I cant give you any answers, but I think I know about someone who can help you." Red looked at him with a mixture of shock and hope.

"What do you mean? Who can help me?"

"Right after I found you there was some commotion at the city. It had something to do with the Atlas garrison commander, some grimm and a group of huntsman from Beacon. I believe they could hold the answers you seek."

Red was overjoyed and scared at the same time. He was happy that there was a possibility that he might find out who he was, but there was also a filing of dread and fear growing inside him for some reason.

"According to what I heard they went to Atlas for some reason."

"So... they might be the key to getting my old life back."

"Maybe, but if you are going to find them you are going to need to get to Atlas first."

"I'm guessing by the look on your face that you have a way of getting me there somehow."

"Well not me really, but I do know someone how might get you there."

"Who and more importantly how?"

"I will tell you the rest once we get back at the cabin, it is starting to get a bit cold for my liking."

Red looked a t him with slight frustration but nodded it confirmation