"Who are you?"
I look at the old man in the eyes and he stares back.
"Took you long enough to come back" he answers with a scratchy voice. He adjusts his position a little and then looks at me again.
"I'm still waiting for an answer" I say.
"Hmf. My name is Gyorg. Jump to conclusions yet?" He says sarcastic. I roll my eyes and continue the interrogation.
"That thing you gave to Jericho, the personalised compass, how did you make it?"
"What kind of a question is that? Do you want to see the blueprints or what?" He kept his annoyed voice.
"Ugh you just HAVE to make this complicated for me!" I sigh. "I want to know everything I need to. You knew I would come back to you, so you obviously have some information that I could have some use of."
He grins at my statement and says,
"You're completely right, traveller."
Something in that sentence feels off, and at the same time home. I'm not sure what it is...
"As you know, I made that compass" he begins. "I found the girl staring at the map just like you did before. She said something to herself about never being able to find 'him', and it got me a little curious. You see, I don't meet people very often around here, so getting to help someone in need now and then is always a pleasure."
While Gyorg speaks, the owner of the tavern comes over to our table and serves us each a drink. I look up at his face and he smiles gently and then walks away. It's almost as if he also knew I would return.
After taking a sip of his beer, Gyorg continues with the story.
"I sat down with her and eventually she talked out all about her feelings towards this man. She also mentioned a weird fairy a lot who apparently annoyed the hell out of her. I wonder who that was..." He adds with a troubled face, and I keep my poker face as good as I can.
"Anyways, I did help her. I am an inventor, you see. I make all kind of things, including that compass you saw."
"But how did you get the materials? And more importantly, how do you even know how to craft something as complex as that?" I ask.
"I have my ways" he simply answers. "All I can say is that.... I once worked for a Russian scientist."
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Authors note:
Sorry for the late and short chapter!! I've just had a lot of other stuff on my mind lately and haven't had the feeling for writing... A little cliffhanger for you at least ;)
Thanks for reading so far by the way!
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أدب الهواةBefore I know it, I'm far, far away from home. It's not that I complain, I'm just a little confused. Still, the only thing I can do now is to look forward and help those in greater need... right? My name is Chiyo Kouki, and this is the story of how...
