Adventures with Von

[18]

EVEN THE RAIN CRIES

The young child, Feira, who was wearing tattered old clothes is now wearing some decent clothes. It was bought by the young man that he met from the abandoned house.

"I'm really grateful for all the things that you've bought and gave me." Feira said while bowing showing her gratitude to the young man.

The young man smiled as he shook his head, "It's nothing. You already know the way, right? Just state my name and I'm sure she'll be willing to take you as one of her apprentice"

Feira nodded. She recall how the young man offered her some help to look for someone who's willing to take her in and at the same time somehow protect her from the old man. She told the young man about her situation and the young man pitied her, thus making him to lend her some hand. The young man bought her some new clothes and even gave her some money.

"I will really remember all of the help that you lend me. I'll be sure to pay you back someday, adventurer Esperanza" Feira once again bowed.

After that she remembered something. She took the dagger that was on her waist and gave it back to Esperanza. "I am returning this to you now"

But Esperanza shook his head, "That dagger is not mine anymore. It's yours to keep"

Feira didn't insist anymore. Although she was curious about the origin of the dagger she didn't dare to ask anymore. All that she knows was it was originally from the 2nd princess of Hesperia, but she does not know how it ended up with this adventurer. Feira also knows that it's not her place to ask about it.

Just as how Esperanza was trying to settle things for Feira, Von and her party was about to go separate ways.

Eli knows that Von will only accompany them on the halfway of their journey.

"A little more miles, there should be a small town. Let's rest there for the night and tomorrow morning let's go in our own different ways" Von suggested.

Eli could only silently agree even though he is still unwilling to leave Von traveling alone.

When the next morning came, Eli repeatedly ask Von. "Are you sure? You really don't want to come with us? I'd just drop them there and we'll immediately leave."

Von wryly smiles as she shook her head, "I don't want to go back at the heart of the kingdom or what most people call 'capital'. If I go back, my brothers would really tie me up and drag me back to the palace"

Eli sighed in defeat. "Okay, just be careful. I'd run as fast as I can to go back to your side once I safely brought the two back at the heart of the kingdom"

"Un." Von nodded. "Even if you can't, I can handle my own safety"

For the last time, Von and Eli bids their goodbyes before they went on their temporarily own separate ways.

Von immediately went to the direction on the place that she and Esperanza agreed on. She is already quite near thus it only took 2 and a half day before she arrived at her destination.

When she arrived, she realized that Esperanza was still not there. The place were not really that special. It's just a place that is near on one of the town called "R'hua". The place seems also like a training ground because of its appearance. There were some signs that multiple of arrows were shot in a tree and it also has some marks on it. There were also some wooden dummy stand that looked like it was a self-made.

Von walks near a tree and sat on the ground. She lay her back on the tree as she stares on the wooden dummy stand. She intently looked at it as she didn't even realize when she had closed her eyes and dozed to sleep.