In the middle of the misty forest where the magical beasts live. There is a girl sitting under the tree. Her long black hair spread all over the ground, and her tattered clothes were dirty with mud and blood. Her face has some splattered blood that makes her appear to be more whiter and paler, and her lips has lose its color and chapped. If some people pass by they would assume that she just stop breathing not too long ago.
Not far away from where she was sitting, there was a man strolling in this dangerous forest like his own backyard. he was walking in a carefree manner while exploring the forest.
he notice that there is a smell of blood filling the air and saw traces of battle that recently happened.
It also seems that the one who fought seemed to be not a skilled fighter. This piqued his interest and decided to investigate to what happened in this part of the forest.
He walks slowly while he follows the left behind traces of the fight.
In a few moments, the stench of blood is getting heavier where he was stunned to what he saw. He stared at the young girl who seems to be only 12 or 13 years old sitting in a pool of blood, surrounded by corpses of magical beast.
he walk near her when suddenly he block an incoming attack that came from the young girl sitting a moment ago.
he looked at the small dagger then shifted his gaze to the girl. Something flashed in his eyes that made him smile. He thought the girl can't move anymore because of her injuries.
She look at him with sharp cold eyes but her face was pale and emotionless.
her eyes blink twice when she realize that the one she attack was actually a man.
she thought that the one coming near her was another magical beast, that is why by her instinct even though she was exhausted and have many injuries she was still able to attack for survival.
before she could open her mouth to apologize to the man, she was engulfed in darkness and fainted.
the carefree man saw that she wants to say something and decided to let her speak. but when he saw the young girl suddenly fainted in front of him, he reflexively catch her.
he look down at the girl in his arms and contemplating, thinking what he should do with her. if he should leave her here and let fate decide weather she live or die, or take her in his manor temporarily and let her entertain him.
the carefree man decided the latter one because she seems to be interesting.
He lifted her up, when he heard a metallic sound. He looked at the feet of the girl and saw an old shackle above her ankle like a second skin perfectly clinging to her skin. Then he look again at the girl in his arms and noticing that she is too thin and too light like a feather even though there was a shackle in her feet.
His gaze shifted to the forest then started walking. His demeanor suddenly change into a cold and noble like a different person and spoke in a deep tone of authority.
"I'm going back to the manor and invite him in to heal her. also investigate the girl thoroughly."
Like a ghost, someone answered him out of nowhere "yes, this servant obey".