"Galehaut, do you know that bard?" I asked, and pointed at the spot that the mysterious person left. "That person with a harp doesn't look like a villager."
I did not have a clear look at the man playing with the musical instrunt, since I had just arrived by now. And when I wanted to interact with the mysterious person, that bard vanished before . Even the families beside the bard did not know where that person went.
It was as if that human had special abilities besides strumming the strings from that harp.
"No. I haven't. But that bard was good with the kids. So I had to invite her! She also was not a threat to our kingdom or the shelter," claid Galehaut, while looking at the chair.
"Okay," I answered, and switched to a different topic. "Anyway, is Fenrir upstairs?"
Galehaut nodded. "Yes. And she's waiting for you."
After our exchange, Galehaut gave so privacy to talk with Fenrir. He knew that sothing was up, and I needed to leave this town soon, which would fall around noon.
I climbed the series of steps and arrived in front of the door. rleen tagged along, with her hands clasped against each other. rleen also unlatched herself from the children, calling her downstairs, hoping that they could play with her. But since we did not have any ti, rleen refused and slipped away from the family.
I knocked on the door and called for Fenrir. After three knocks while shouting her na twice, Fenrir unlocked the doorknob and slid the door open.
"What do you want?" the cold wolf asked, while staring blankly into our eyes.
"Didn't you want to leave this place? We're finally leaving," I announced, while crossing my arms. "Did sothing happen? Sothing that you hate? Or sothing that's clouding your mind?"
Fenrir averted her gaze and refused to give an answer. She caressed her hands and looked on the ground, while slowly shaking her head.
"It's nothing."
With one word, Fenrir disrupted the conversation and invited us inside. But as we stepped foot inside her room, there was nothing there but the bed Galehaut provided. It was as if Fenrir used nothing but the comfort of that mattress.
"I have nothing to bring besides myself. And since we're hunting our als, there was no point saving so on our way," Fenrir said, and walked in front of . "The sooner we leave, the better. I hate this town more than anything in the world."
Those words struck my heart, since I also said that when I was still a student. Every ti I went to school, I would always curse my setting, vowing to myself that I would not return to that hell. However, my parents kept forcing to attend my classes. And in the end, they won and dragged inside that place.
I never ant those words when I told them. I hated my school because of the people inside those rooms! Students bullied others for their own entertainnt, while others mocked them using false stories. Those gossips would end up hurting other people. Hence, the description of hell kept resurfacing inside my mind.
"I know how you feel," I said, and continued. "And I know that there's sothing on your mind. The ferocious Fenrir, who could kill thousands of foes, had trouble battling against your thoughts."
As soon as I told the latter, Fenrir pinned on a wall with her claws aid at my throat. But instead of fearing for my life, I nudged the nails down and continued my words.
"You may be the most powerful mber of our team, but you could still have weaknesses. Every powerful player also has their weaknesses. And I am grateful for helping save this town. I would not have done it without you, Fenrir. So if you need , I want to be there with you-."
Before I could finish my sentence, rleen appeared at my side and shook my body. She stared into my eyes and gave Fenrir and her angelic smile.
"We'll. be there for you. rleen and I, of course. Co down if you're ready. We'll be waiting for you in the lobby."
I concluded my lengthy speech, hoping that I moved to the stone heart of Fenrir. She slowly lowered her weapon and freed from her pin, knowing that I did not pose a threat to her well-being. After listening to my words, Fenrir stood still in front of while watching rleen and I returned downstairs.
Within a few monts, the door closed from behind, telling that Fenrir organized her thoughts. All of us had silent battles worth fighting more, regardless of our personalities. Fenrir was not the type of person who would bluntly share her thoughts with us. strangers. And I could only hope that the ti would co when she would express her concerns to our team.
Although it looked like Fenrir was bossing us around, the three of us had the sa goal. We wanted to visit the demon kingdom and et the demon lord in his castle. The three of us had different goals (technically, rleen had the sa goal as mine), but we walked the sa road.
If anything happens, rleen, Fenrir, and I would have each other's backs. We proved that mont when we fought against the king. It was when Fenrir saved my ass and worked with the rcenaries, who nearly killed her puppies.
"rleen," I asked.
rleen heard my call and tilted her head. "Why?"
"What if you're rleen? What if you had soone to protect, and those rcenaries attacked you for their own reasons? And then, after a few days, you'd fight with them? What if we put ourselves in Fenrir's shoes?"
It was a random thought, but I wanted to know rleen's thoughts. She was still part of our team. So everyone should consider all of her ideas before making any decisions.
"Hmm. I don't know!" rleen confidently replied. "I'm not Fenrir! I'm just rleen! I'm just !"
"Yeah, but-."
"But Fenrir is different. Different from all of us. She keeps placing a wall in front of her, enjoy pushing us at the sides! She rarely talks! And if she does, the two of you would butt heads! Fenrir doesn't like soone ordering her around. But she also dislikes ordering people around!" rleen continued. "I think I would have done what Fenrir is doing! If she thinks her actions are good, I will support her!"
Despite living alone with that curse around her arms, rleen kindled the light inside my dimd heart. Even her answer was spot on, showering everyone with a glistering hope whoever had heard it.
rleen did not want to give her own thoughts, since that mage girl knew she wasn't Fenrir. And even if she beca Fenrir, rleen claid Fenrir had been doing the right thing.
I, who got reincarnated inside this world, did not learn a thing. If there was a problem I couldn't solve, I would always run away. Despite wishing to beco a hero, I would abandon those who would call for my help without turning back.
However, I already buried that past life of mine in the bottomless pit. After hearing rleen's answers, there was without a doubt that I matured as a person.
I caressed rleen's head and replied, "Of course. Of course, we will support Fenrir."
rleen widened her eyes and leaned her head closer to mine. She even rubbed her body and grabbed my hand, hoping that I would continue patting her head. I brushed her hair until Fenrir finally showed herself in the lobby.
However, instead of greeting us with a warm welco, Fenrir raised a brow and exclaid, "What are you two doing?"
"Patting rleen? What? She likes it!" I retorted, while shrugging my shoulders.
"Co on. Let's leave this place before sunset. I don't want to travel at night. It's hard to see and fight against monsters and bandits," Fenrir said, and went towards the door.
But before she could leave the shelter, I called out for Fenrir, asking her to turn around. She complied with my request and crossed her arms.
"What do you want?"
I went towards her, with rleen tagging behind . Nobody was inside this room right now. So it beca the perfect ti for to introduce this to Fenrir.
"I want you to have this," I mumbled, and activated my system.
I fiddled with the buttons and pressed countless options before going to the right setting. Within a few seconds, the transparent box appeared, asking this question.
[Fenrir is currently a mber of your party. Do you wish to share the system with her?]
As soon as that text appeared, two buttons asked the question. Upon clicking the button "yes", the box minimized and flew towards Fenrir's head. It was as if a two-dinsional ssage went towards her via email inside this fantasy world. The little mail icon seen on various internet sites used to send mail to different people was the first thing that went into my mind.
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