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Ice Tulip
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Emils looks down a bit in contemplation before raising her head and roll out a bunch of questions.
"I still haven't gotten the hang of reading, could you help me?"
"Alright, sure, but not now. It's not good to read at night. It'll ruin your eyes."
"And can you teach me about the towns around here?"
"It's better if you ask Marie about this, The shrine has a map that would help you visualize better."
"Can I have a little sister?"
I glare at her, "I'm not your mother, and no."
"Where do you come from, and why are we the only ones around here that are white?"
"I come from A kingdom far far away, where snow falls almost every year."
"What's snow?"
"Ah, uh. Snow is like rain, but when the winds are cold, snow falls instead of rain."
"What's rain?"
I look at her, "Rain is when water falls from the sky."
She nods in understanding.
"Anyways," I continue, "Our white fur," I point to her hand and she looks at it, "and our red eyes", I point to my eye, "are a result of the power of dragons that run in our blood."
"Dragons?"
"They're an old race. Long since gone. My family long ago had been blessed by the dragons, giving us better control over our mana. But every power comes with a curse." I slowly shake my head, "As a result, we don't live as long as others."
"What is mana?"
"Mana is... The power of the world, I guess. Everything has mana in it. You, Me, even the food we eat. It is what fuel our spells, and without it, we die."
I finish up the soup I had left, wetting my throat.
"... How do you know Bea's father?"
I wince, "Hm... It was a few years ago, before Bea was born. He was a bodyguard to a rich merchant at the time. The merchant was a bad man, and I killed him. Rosh at the time was betrayed be the guy, and when he finally came back for revenge, I had already finished."
I had a moment of silence, "And after that, he tried to fight me every time we meet. Even at his wedding."
I look at Emils and shrug, "Well, he doesn't really want to kill me so I guess he's just really bitter about the whole thing. His wife is a nice lady, but she gives me the creeps sometimes. Other than that, they're a nice loving family."
She looks down at her feet, "I want to be an adventurer."
I tilt my head at this, "What brought this up?"
"I don't think I can stay in this place. I feel at ease out there. I would like to travel and I heard that adventurers are allowed to go out."
"Well, that's certainly true, but the world out there is a dangerous place."
"I have lived outside since I was born. I will survive."
I've heard her story before, as far as she knows, she had survived in the wild on her own. I guess huge places with lots of people like here isn't that comfortable for her.
She gets up and leaves to her room before coming back with a roll of paper. I unfurl it and hold it up to the light to read it.
"You've gotten one of these huh?"
"I went to the guild today."
"... Alright, but if you're serious about this, I'm going to supervise you." It's much too dark to sign this tonight, I set the roll aside and look back at her as she sits back down.
"I'll bring you over to the guild later, and guide you onto what kind of classes that'll be good for you."
She nods in approval, before tilting her head.
"There were somethings following me after I left the guild."
I give her a hard look, "Did you see who they were?"
"No," she shakes her head, "they were always out of sight."
"Do you know if they are around now or how many?"
"There were two groups, About five people in one group, one in the second."
"How do you know?"
"I can sense them."
"And are they still around now?"
"The group of five left after the man outside left. The one has left as soon as I entered the house. Also, who was that man outside?"
I give it a thought, "They were royal soldiers. The man outside was a messenger, and the ones following you were probably just making sure you're safe. I can guess the King already knows by now I've taken a charge." I pat her head.
"I might not be coming home tomorrow night, do you think you can handle a night alone?"
She nods.
"I'll set up some dinner aside, Just remember to lock up the house when you come back."
"Can I hug you?"
"Yes you can." I pull her in to a hug.
I forget how hard it is to move her sometimes, but her soft fur is great.
I stop the hug to get up and put away dinner. "Now get to bed, You need to wake up early for your training."
She gets up and then pauses, "What was that earlier about men and women and where babies come from?"
"G- go ask your teacher." I shoo her off to bed.
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