Eight days passed, as Lovell recovered Scarlet ask Lovell of his journey's, of the people, met and more about him. Lovell told her about his times with the Goanna Mercenaries, about how he started his travels to find and protect Luna and about how the Faremin forces captured him. Scarlet intrigued buy his stories paused as he spoke about the Faremin effects.
She sat up, looking at Lovell. "So, they are not all evil like others say?" Lovell nodded as he to a sip of the tea. Scarlet looked over the gardens, puzzled by what Lovell had said. "and this Kyle character helped you escape?"
Lovell smiled at her, "Yes, it was hard for me to believe at first, too." He looked over to a patch of sehenas. "It's funny. Usually, when I see sehena's, I end up crying, but this time I'm not." Lovell laughed softly, "It feels strange but somehow intriguing as well."
A servant walked over, bowing, "Sir, ma'am, you should soon get ready for your trip in four days. We wouldn't want you to be unprepared for the trek ahead."
Scarlet agreeing with her dismissed the servant, Scarlet smiled. "I very surprised my father is letting me see the world beyond my four-city birdcage."
Lovell sigh as he lay across the table, "Yeah, and I'm the one suffering from the baggage." Scarlet smiled sheepishly at him, Lovell sat up, "Well, I'm now strong enough to move once again. So, lets head into town before morning tea." Scarlet agreed as they got up and headed out to town.
Once in town, Lovell looked at the local market for food that they could bring. Scarlet came rushing over to him, yanking him away. Lovell reluctantly followed her to a barber. She pushed him, telling the barber that he needed a makeover. Lovell grabbed his hair, seeing nothing wrong with his sense of style. The barber smiled as Lovell, sat down, knowing he had no say in the matter. The barber cut his hair in two parts, one being a short shaggy top and left a small segment in the back that scarlet suggested would give him more elegance. Lovell looked at himself, seeing that it suited, Scarlet smiled at her handwork. They returned to the market afterwards. As they walked, two teens ran by bumping Lovell. Lovell thought nothing about it till he checked for his coin pouch. Lovell went pale as he searched his body.
Scarlet stopped to see what he was doing. "What's wrong, Lovell?"
Lovell looked back, "My coin pouch is missing?" stopping for a moment, Lovell figured out what happened. "You have to be kidding me!?" Lovell rushed off, leaving Scarlet behind in the dark.
Lovell shifted through the crowd to find the two. Lovell looked up to see them running along the roofline, sighing as he jumped up in a single bound to the rooves. The two turned back to see if they were being followed, only to see Lovell landed staring at them angerly. The two started to run off, splitting up as to lose him. Lovell growled at their choice, ran off after them to the girl. She was slower than her accomplice, Lovell used the flash step to get over to her faster, she slipped through with ease. She was smiling that she had him beat only to have Scarlet binder in vines. Lovell thanked Scarlet, asking her to keep an eye on her till he found the other. Lovell searched the rooftops for the other one when he noticed that he was in trouble. Lovell sighed, rushed over to him.
"Where's your sister, Zero?" one of the men asked him. Zero looking for an exit as the sweat trickled down his back.
"Yes, you and your twin sister, Zephyr, have been busy today stealing. SO, hand over your share or we will tell the boss you were stealing from him?!" The three men moved closer to Zero; Zero closed his eyes in fear, his tail tucked between his legs. One of the men fell to the ground at his feet. Zero stared at the downed man. The other two looked to see what happened. Seeing Lovell stand there, angry, "Who the hell, are you mutt?"
Lovell clenched his fist. "One," Lovell punch the one who called him a mutt. "Never call me that, and two, he's with me." Lovell moved in between the last man and Zero.
The man quivered, as he tried to act tough, "Th-the boss will have a your-your head." He laughed nervously.
Lovell moved face to face to him. "Tell him this, if he wants to deal with the black wolf of the Goanna mercenaries, that he will never see the light of the day ever again!" Lovell let out a low growl, as his eye glowed their red hue. The man soiled himself as he ran away as he was screamed bloody murder. Zero sighs, resting his hand on his chest, he went thank Lovell but stopped to see he was angry at him. "Now as for you," Lovell grabbed his ear, dragging him along. "You are coming with me to have a chat with your partner in all this."
Scarlet had Zero's sister sitting in shame as they approached. "Found him, I see?" Lovell nodded, Scarlet sighed. "She told me her story now it's his turn to talk."
Lovell looked at him as Zero sat down beside Zephyr. "Now, tell me why you are stealing?" They looked terrified they were going to be thrown into jail shut themselves down. Lovell reaches over, touching their heads. "Don't worry, yes, I'm mad at what you did, but I need to know the reason why you two are doing this so I can help you get out of it?" They looked up at him tears welling up. "Look, I'm also part of a group that could get me arrested by turning you two in, but let's start with your names? I'm Lovell this is Scarlet." Scarlet smiled gently. "Now, what are yours?"
Zephyr spoke softly, "I'm Zephyr Foxtail."
Zero looked at Lovell curiously, "Mines Zero Foxtail, we are twins, but I have a question for you, Lovell?"
Lovell crossed his arms. "Ask away?"
Zero swallowed hard, "Why help us?"
Lovell tried to hold his laughter in but couldn't to Zero's question. "Well, because it was the right thing to do, simple as that."
Zephyr smiled in relief as her brother continued to stare. "Well, ok, I accept your answer." Lovell leaned back, waiting for their story. "To answer your question, it's because we were dragged into the local gang called the Ratway, shortly after our mother passed away six years ago." Lovell's face stiffened as he heard about their mother. "Our father died in the war against the Faremin soldiers. He was an amazing man, the most powerful animilian mage of fire and water that this kingdom has ever seen." Lovell could see that Zero idolized his father. He too idolized someone that was long gone from his life, just seeing the joy filling their faces as Zero spoke put Lovell at ease. "We were about five or six when he pasted, but..."
Lovell was seeing Zero trail off, "I lost my foster mother when I was six to the Faremin as well, and then lost the man I thought of as a father ten years later. So, cheer up, life is only starting." Lovell's words touched their broken hearts. "Now, it seems I need to take care of this Ratway leader if you are going to be free to come with us." Lovell got up, as Scarlet knew he said those words without thinking.
Zero and Zephyr told him where their headquarters was located. Zephyr looked at Lovell, "Will you be killing the boss?"
Lovell looked at her, smiled. "Not really, I will be taking his sight as a warning, though." Zero remembering what he said to one of the men before dragging him here. "Scarlet, do mind getting them cleaned up back at your place, I'll deal with this alone."
Scarlet nodded. "Not a problem, but you do know you acted without thinking where you said that they were coming along." She smiled as she led the twins back to her place.
Lovell rubbed his head, "Man, I'm really, a kynroc, oh well, more the merrier they say." Lovell headed off to the Ratway's hideout.
"B-boss, we have trouble!" the man Lovell gave the warning to ran up to his boss.
The boss was grabbing him by the head. "Oh, what kind of trouble and where are those twins at!?" The boos looking around at the other members; they all looked at each other, asking and shrugging at their bosses' question.
The man squirmed at the pain of the bosses' grasp. "That just it, sir, they were taken by a man that gave me a message for you." The man screamed in pain as the boss tightened his grip.
The boos lifted him closer. "What's the message—" The sound of men yelling caught his attention. "Now what?!"
Lovell tossed one of his men to the side, unconscious, "Well, that I would take the light of day away from you." Lovell walked closer as the boss let go of the man. The man scurried away, "Well, you would think he was a rat after scurrying away like that?"
The boss stood up. "So, you took my pets from me?" Lovell bowed with a smile. The boos grabbed his staff from beside him. "You will rue the day you crossed paths with me, boy!"
Lovell laughed at him; the boss readied himself, "You want to go against me, don't make me laugh beastmen. You have no idea who I am?" Lovell's eye glowed as water raised into the air forming into spikes.
The man with the message, crawled out, "He's the black wolf of the—"
The boss sneered, "I know who he is, the famous black wolf, Lovell of the Goanna Mercenaries. We met nine years ago before I took over as the leader."
Lovell looked at him, trying to remember his face. "Oh, it's you, sorry if I don't remember your name but let's—" Lovell flashed stepped in front of him, the man shocked at how fast Lovell was as the boss saw Lovell's hand cover his eyes. "—do what I came here to do and get rid of that sight of yours." T A cold sweat trickled down the bosses' back as Lovell destroyed his eyes. Lovell walked away, waved his hand, "I never came for a fight, only a bluff attack and getting rid of those eyes of yours."
The boss groaned in agony, realizing he got off lucky, Lovell was much more powerful than he had thought. Losing the twins was nothing compared to what Lovell could have done to him. He orders the man to tell the others to leave the twins alone and that they were free to do as they pleased. The man nodded as he ran off.
Lovell returned to the de Rosier's house to see Zero waiting for him. "So, what did you do to the boss?"
Lovell smiled, touching his head, "I took his sight as fair warning that I'm out of his league in power, besides you and your sister are now free." Heading inside, Zero felt some weight lifted as he smiled, fallowing Lovell in, only to see him stopped. "Lesson for you here Zero," Lovell's voice cracked in fear, looking over Zero noticed a burly man standing in front of Lovell, "Never tick off nobles what you are going to with their baby girl."
Mr. Rosier dragged Lovell off, yelling at him for his actions as Scarlet and Zephyr walked over. "My father is lechering him, isn't he?" Zero nodded. "Well, we did get the supplies we need because of my worry wort of a father. Anyway, Zero—" The sound of her father smashing things echoed as Lovell kept apologizing. "Anyway, we will be leaving in three days so, you and your sister rest up—" Lovell running past as her father chased him, Scarlet closed her eyes in disappointment as she sent vines to stop her father. "Father!"
He tried to get free as Lovell hid behind Scarlet. "Man, I said I was sorry, but at least I sent her home before is did anything to put her in harm's way!" Lovell cowered behind her. Scarlet scowling at her father as he stopped to see his daughter angry at his actions.
Zero looked at Lovell, "You can be brave but are a real coward when it comes to this."
Lovell glared at him, "Look, a woman's father is scary, and they will go to any lengths to protect them." Lovell looked Mr. Rosier, "well, most of them anyway."