My worries went on an extre curve as I heard the magic words coming from Fenrir's mouth. That wolf girl told she knew I was not from this world, which sent billions of alarming signs all over my mind.
I took a step back and gripped my Clarent sword once again. I knew that fighting against this powerful beast would be suicide, but I wanted to squeeze so answers.
"Arthur, don't!" rleen shouted, as she wrapped her arms around mine, prohibiting from doing anything rash.
Despite my instinctive attempts, I was still thankful to have rleen at my side. If I were alone in this situation, I would have swung my blade without thinking twice. By the ti that I would attack this furry woman, I would have already forfeited my life.
"You have the guts to point that sword at . Arthur, you need to thank rleen here for stopping you. I wouldn't mind killing you and stealing your powerful sword," Fenrir declared, with her eyes glued to the blade in my hand.
I knew my sword was sothing special. But upon hearing the words of this fiendish wolf, there must be an unlockable story I had yet known, despite being a veteran player of this ga. Since I got this sword recently, I had little knowledge about my weapon.
But that was not the important part of this topic.
"How do you know my past?" I asked.
"I went inside your mory when I offered my arcane to you, rleen. My magic healed you. And yet, here you are, ungrateful to your saviour," Fenrir exclaid, as she leered at , which almost lted my body.
"However, when I went inside and viewed your mories, your sword blocked my entry. I couldn't grasp everything about you. But I know you're not from this world. If word got out, the kingdom would place a bounty on your head. And I wouldn't mind taking that sum of gold for myself," Fenrir continued, as she went to my side, circling with her glued eyes.
All the wolf girls ntioned had truth inside each word. If I rember it correctly, the ga's plot rode along that line, hunting down every adventurer who kept playing the ga. There was a mage who hunted otherworlders, or the players, and studied them inside a dungeon.
According to the community playing this ga, that overpowered mage was also the final boss of Magique. I had never touched that storyline since I got reincarnated in this world.
And yet she kept my identity hidden. No matter how difficult it was for to admit it, I still owed this girl twice. She also helped rleen escape the rcenaries, leading us to this shelter.
I lowered my guard and sheathed my sword back in its scabbard. There was no point fighting against soone that I knew I would lose, especially to Fenrir. If I would have levelled up quicker, I could stand my ground.
However, that was not the case.
"Good boy. I know you'd listen, Arthur."
After our exchange, Fenrir flashed a smirk and gave a wink. Within a few seconds, the ground quaked, accompanied by howls coming inside the forest. Those sounds ca from wolves, since it was the sa tone I rembered when playing this ga.
"When the moon shines the highest, the wolves would fill the wind with despair," I murmured, and looked at Fenrir's fore.
The wolf girl followed and gave out a blaring cry. Since Fenrir was the pack's leader, all the wolves lined up behind her followed her lead. rleen and I could only watch from afar, wondering what to do in this situation.
rleen went to my side and held my hand. Her pupils dilated, and sweat flowed down to her cheeks, wetting her face. Even if she did not say it, I knew she could not handle the events occurring before us.
I needed to be strong, considering the ss we had placed ourselves in. I grasped rleen's hand tighter and gave her a nod, telling her that everything would be okay.
And soon enough, the wolves stopped their choir. After the alarming yelps of the hounds, they filled the air with utter silence. Not a sound escaped from the atmosphere as all the animals looked at us with narrowed eyebrows.
It only told us that these wolves never welcod our stay. Fenrir only protected our presence, considering she found us interesting to her taste. If we were random strangers waltzing near a pack, we would have died from that spot without filling out our bucket list.
"We can go now, Arthur. Lead the way towards the demon lord's kingdom," Fenrir instructed, while ordering her troops of wolves to fall back to their den.
I did not want to ask about everything we saw, considering I had no position to voice my concerns. rleen and I were only alive because of this girl. If I angered Fenrir, it would be the end of our lives.
"It's all written on your face, Arthur," Fenrir remarked. "I told my wolf clan that I would go on an adventure with you, humans. Those howls you heard were signs of disrespecting rleen and you. However, when I told them you have the Clarent sword, those wolves agreed to let go for now."
Regardless of what I did, Fenrir gave her answer. I nodded my head at every word she spoke, showing that I listened to her sentence.
After our pleasantries, we got out from the ruins and went to the borders of this place. If we wanted to visit the demon kingdom, we would circle the Kingdom of Caerleon. After taking the straight road parallel to that place, the demon kingdom would reveal itself from afar.
Although the ga pointed out that place, nobody had visited that realm for a long ti. I paid a visit to that kingdom before, when I was still in my pri. But every ti I got the chance, the demons outnumbered .
I did not know if the situation would happen the sa, but we had Fenrir with us. If a fight could break out, this wolf girl would be the one chowing down those pesky two horned creatures.
"We need a carriage," I announced, while hopping my way over the narrowed lane.
Since we ca from a hidden village of wolves, we had to exit for the longer route. And even if we took the shortcut, the waterfalls would devour our bodies, instantly killing us by the ti we could arrive at the shore.
"Then our first stop would be the Kingdom of Caerleon. Any objections?" Fenrir asked.
rleen and I shook our heads as a response.
Another set of minutes passed by, but we were only halfway through our journey. Fenrir also professed that we needed to explore another twenty miles before reaching the place she found us. If I had to crunch down the numbers, I would deduce that we had five hours more to travel outside of this place.
And the worst part was, we needed to travel on foot. We could only use the carriage once we were inside the kingdom.
But along our way, I went to rleen and opened up a conversation. I could never find another chance to bring this until now.
"rleen, I noticed you changed the way you speak Did sothing happen?" I asked, while monitoring her facial reaction.
rleen went from pale face to bright red painted on her body upon hearing my statent. She turned around and avoided my gaze, as if wishing to look at the opposite side as well. If this was a hint of so sort, I did not know what to say, but asked once again.
"Did sothing happen, rleen?"
"Nothing!" rleen reacted.
But as the mont went by, rleen finally opened up to about the events which happened before.
"I'm sorry if my mannerism of speaking embarrassed you. I was just insecure about myself and the magic I possess. Since I was the one who killed my parents, I couldn't bring myself into our conversation. In short, I portrayed rleen as soone that wasn't but also . It's very confusing, right?" rleen asked, as if wanting to know my insights about her problems.
I shook my head and answered, "Of course not! What made you say that? I would never hate you by the way you speak, rleen!" I shouted.
I could not help myself but increase the volu of my words. I wanted rleen to hear what I wanted to say, since she always blas herself for everything terrible that happened to her.
"And what did I tell you about you being useless?" I asked.
"But I said nothing!" rleen retorted.
"I know. But you were thinking about it. Look, rleen. You saved ... twice. I owe you my life and this wolf girl-,"
"I can hear you!" Fenrir replied, while heaving out a sigh.
"Anyway, you saved , rleen. Your powers saved . I'm glad you found the confidence you were looking for I know it's hard, and your powers may have yet returned. But I assure you I will be here by your side when that happens, okay?"
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