"Yes, you can repay your debt with so gold coins and go on your way," Aion said.
"Since you are a mber of that family, it isn't expected for you to be this rude," Aion heard a woman's voice coming from one of the armored guys, and then she took her helt, showing the face of a pretty woman in her twenties. "There are a lot of things that you need to know before you return to your ho."
Just like Sauros, the woman had long, straight silver and green eyes. She was probably one of the most pretty won that Aion had seen in that world. Aion could also see that she had quite a well-trained body, large hips and chests since she had an aura of a powerful warrior.
"And you are?" Aion asked.
"My little sister, her na is Seris Heradins," Sauros replied. "She is a bit sharp-tongued, but she isn't a bad person. Regardless, while it might not be the best of tis and you have reasons to keep your guard up, there are several things that you need to know and that we need to ask."
"I am listening," Aion said.
"First of all, at this point in ti, you probably know that you are a descendant of the goddess," Sauros said. "That granted you an uncanny ability to control mana. Another thing that you need to know is that this kind of place was built to protect so relics that once belonged to the goddess. You faced a dragon earlier. Did you get the relic that summoned that?"
"Yes… what about it?" Aion asked.
"That relic is sothing created by the god and goddess a long ti ago because the enemies they faced could use ti magic and travel between different periods of ti to obtain power or other things that might have helped them," Sauros explained. "I don't know how, but the relic was damaged, and thanks to that, a dragon from another period of ti."
That seed hard to believe but cleared the doubts that Aion had, so the chances of being true were high. Still, it made Aion wonder how the god and goddess managed to defeat enemies that could do that. It was also weird that they conveniently created relics that could do exactly what they needed.
"You are well inford," Aion said.
"Just like your family had the key to access places like this, we also are tasked with the job to prevent that the seals are broken and to prevent that knowledge from spreading," Sauros said.
"Because you are descendants of the followers of the god that made this?" Aion asked.
"... For the ti being, you don't need to bear the burden of that knowledge," Sauros said.
"I would rather bear than continue living without knowing the risks that my mother might endure in the future," Aion said. "Speaking of which, it is true that by sacrificing my mother, the goddess will return?"
"We have heard a few things about her, and based on what we know, she isn't the type of person who would accept that kind of thing," Sauros said. "Again, you will learn more about this in the future if you wish for it, but for the ti being, we can't reveal more. Regardless, we heard that you made so enemies, so you might want to take a lift with us. We can take you back to the capital of the Zaera kingdom in three weeks."
They probably were going to use boats. While that wasn't a bad idea, Aion couldn't trust those guys yet. Aion himself had too many secrets, so he couldn't complain about others, but he couldn't trust those that had too many of them.
"I will pass on that," Sauros said.
"You are getting carried away just because you defeated a dragon," Seris said. "That thing wasn't supposed to live in this kind of environnt, so its strength was decreased."
"I still will pass," Aion said.
"That is fine. After you have accomplished here, I know that you won't do anything to risk your mother's life," Sauros said. "Anyway, we will see each other again in the future, and this ti, I will bring your paynt for helping that ti."
Aion wasn't expecting much, but he decided to keep quiet about it. Sauros, his sister, and the other dark armored soldiers began to march toward the North, and soon, they disappeared. The ocean was supposed to be two hundred kiloters away, so Aion wondered how they reached this far with their suspicious appearance.
"That girl was quite the beauty, don't you think?" Artemisia asked.
"Mom… you shouldn't be moving now," Aion said after a long sigh.
"What were you talking about? I heard about sothing like paynt about helping him. Was he offering his sister to you?"
"What would a brother offer their sister like a piece of clothing?" Aion asked. "Also, why do you only hear the convenient parts? Anyway, we should camp here since the sun is setting, and this is the safest place that we will find for the next two weeks."
Aion still had a lot of at in his inventory, so food wasn't a problem. The real problem starts on the next day… considering her power, it won't be weird if Artemisia managers to fly as well. That way, they could cross the whole distance while taking turns.
"Still, to think that ti magic is a thing here… to move between eras… I can't even begin to imagine how that works," Aion thought. "That truly seems like the power of a god."
In any case, just as expected, Sauros and his people were the ones who could give him many answers. Due to the war forty years ago, Artemisia didn't have the chance to learn much from her parents. Regardless, Aion soon forgot about that since he considered sothing else… should they even return to that kingdom? That might be the chance that Aion had been looking for to free his mother of all prejudice…
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