I was lying in the tall grass, watching puffy clouds slowly sail through the blue sky, like little boats in the ocean. They were so beautiful and round, like whipped cream, ready to be eaten. I was hypnotized by them.
- Are you enjoying the view?
- Yes. I am.
- The weather is really nice. I love this soft, cool wind on my skin.
- too.
There was a movent to my right. I could hear the grass rustle, caressing the clothes of sobody coming my way, but I didn't look, with my eyes stuck to those clouds.
I caught a glimpse of a familiar fabric, and then Nadia kneeled over , in her new dress, smiling.
- You look so handso - she put her hand on my chest, slowly moving it upwards.
- You too... You are so pretty.
She smiled at , then bit her lower lip.
- How about... How about we play here a bit? - she looked around. - We are alone. What do you think?
- Yes. I would really love that.
She smiled.
- You betrayed ! - a blade flashed in her hand, and before I could react she jamd it in my chest.
I jumped, hitting the bottom of the cart so hard, that the wood broke.
- Fuck...
Ki'rei transford imdiately to a wolf form, ready to jump, looking for an enemy, but there was nobody around.
I lied back on the ground, picking the splinters stuck in my forehead. I groaned while going about that. There was a little bit of blood left on my fingertips when I finished.
Ki'rei shifted to her original form.
- What happened? - she asked, still anxious. - Is soone attacking us?
- No... No... I just... I just had a bad dream.
- Bad dream?
- Yes.
- Vision from The Great One?
- What? No. Regular nightmare. Just go back to sleep.
She twisted her head a bit, looking at curiously, then crawled from under the cart.
- Whare are you going?
- I'm doing reconnaissance.
- What? Why?
- Just to be sure.
I sighed. Now I had proof of how badly I ssed up. Badly enough for my own subconscious to hunt down for it.
- Congratulations Peter - I said to myself. - You really know how to fuck yourself over, don't you?
I crawled out and looked around at the tall trees, covered in the grey of the upcoming morning. I knew that hunting is sothing I desperately needed right then. Just to simply keep myself busy enough to not think. The thinking was bad. Thinking would put on this spiral of self-hate.
I grabbed so food, and sat on the ground, keeping my eyes open for Ki'rei's return.
She ca back after a while.
- There is nobody around - she inford.
- I told you.
She froze for a mont, and I thought she will tell sothing, but instead, she went and climbed on the cart, then grabbed sothing to eat for herself.
- Is there sothing wrong? - she asked suddenly after few bites of dried at.
I hesitated with the answer.
- Yes...
- Tell .
- You won't understand.
- Then explain.
I sighed and turned to face her, so I could look her straight in the eyes.
- Look... I did sothing I regret ok? And it's hunting down. I just need ti, to... To process it all, that's it.
- What did you do?
And that, right there, was a question I didn't want to answer.
- You are too young to understand.
- Too young? What does that an?
- You are still a kid.
- I'm fully grown.
- A... Fine. I'll tell you, but you won't understand anyway... I had a person I really liked, loved, but she died.
- Nadia. I know her.
- Yes... Nadia. I did sothing with other won... I feel like I betrayed her.
- She is dead. How could you betray her then?
- What if she is alive in heaven, or even if not, then she still is alive in my head. In the mories, I have of her.
- In mories? You are so strange Peter. How can anybody be alive in mories?
- They can! You know how they were, you rember them! You know what they would say, if they were here, with you!
- No. What is in your head is sothing else. It's your picture of that person, not the real thing. You should stop thinking, and focus on hunting. At least you are good at it...
- What's that supposed to an?
- It ans you should go and get more crystals. You need to get stronger.
There was no point in arguing with them. Her thought process was completely different than mine, just as the value system.
I just stood up, summoned a shadow to pick up a pudao for , and went to clear the vicinity while finishing the last few bites of food.
Then I headed to the den, grabbing a cart on the way. I cleared the guards on the outside and made my way underground. Rishi's tactic allowed quickly deal with the bears and shadows picked the crystals in no ti.
I still had most of the day and decided to use it to gain more. I did a pitstop to leave the cart with crystals, and grab a quick al, then ran to the wolf's territory. I t Blue close to the cave entrance. I asked him to continue the deal we had. He wasn't too keen on that, but in the end, agreed, and I was able to kill the werewolf and gain another class point.
Then I finally returned to my camp. I was tired but happy about what I managed to accomplish. I was getting closer and closer to my goal despite everything that tried to slow down. Both Rishi, and Hatta.
Ki'rei was waiting for in Tam's form. I fed her so fruits, and ate myself, then crawled under the cart to get so sleep. Only ti could fix how I felt about the things I did recently, and I was gonna spend that ti hunting.
The day ca to an end with 4 057 520 points remaining on my account, 256 bear crystals on one of my carts, and twenty-three class points.
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