Chapter 97 - Chapter 97

"Welcome back, my dear. Is everything alright?" Levin asked as soon as he saw Jaana coming inside to the church with Tam."I don't know how to say it, but I guess we got visitors for now." She replied before, sitting next to the fire."What do you mean by that, my dear? Who are our visitors?" Levin said curiously. No need for Jaana to answer before Levin immediately got it, and he gasped when thirty dark elves came inside the church.He was a little bit of edge by these sudden visitors and was ready to draw his sword out at any moment."Shh calm down, they promised to take the other side of the church and settle down there for now. I don't think they mean any harm, yet." Jaana said while watching the dark elves making a camp from themselves to the church.Tam finally came inside the church again and immediately sat down to the campfire next to Levin. "As you see, my friend was a dark elf. I haven't seen much yet, but what I have gathered up in this limited time is that there are mostly elders, children, and women among them. If you look, you don't see any young male in the group, so I guess their village got attacked like they just had a war with someone." Tam started to share his insights with others.He then continued, "Some of them are deathly sick and pale. Some are skinny as sticks that show that they have gone without food quite a long time already. It also seems like they have been on the road quite a long time already." Tam finished up while drying himself at the campfire."Hmm, still, I don't like this very much. Let's leave one person as a guard, and let's try to switch after a few hours to the next person that we all can get some sleep before traveling." Levin said while watching out for the dark elves cautiously.He had hunted down few dark elves himself at the back in the day per the church's orders, and he knew what they could do. 'But, aren't my family, who are also humans are being hunted by the church as well?' Levin thought to himself, sarcastically. Because of this, he did not complain further. Suddenly Tam's new friend came towards the camp and tried to say, "Me, Mala, want thank you help." In a really poor accent as she blushed when Tam looked at her."Mala, where did you learn the human language? As far as I know, you couldn't speak it first. It seems you couldn't understand me at all earlier, right?" Tam asked, looking interestingly at the female dark elf."Elder share memories, we learn. Not sure rightly spoken even when memories of clan depend on yourself how to learn it." Mala shared softly. "Sit down and discuss with us then. I'm sure we all are interested in learning more about the dark elves," Jaana said while showing that Mala was welcomed to the group.Suddenly, Mala blushed further. She then shyly but boldly sat down at Tam's lap and made herself comfortable before looking at Tam with innocent eyes and blinking them few times.Tam, who didn't expect this sudden turn of event, blushed brightly. He turned beet red while trying to say something but couldn't mutter anything out. Jaana, who saw this situation unfold, started to giggle and got more relaxed around Mala. She began to like this bold girl more. Levin gave out a hearty laugh after seeing the pair. He then bright said, "Congratulations, Tam, it seems like an old man like you can still be lucky. This has to be celebrated!" He finished and took a few cups before he started to pour the wine on some of it, but only apple juice for Elvire. Still flustered, "But, but I'm already old and ugly! This is so sudden that I don't know what to do," Tam explained shyly and confused about the situation. Since Mala who didn't know the tone in the voices and what it could mean suddenly got teary-eyed and asked sounding devastated, "Is Mala not good enough? Ugly? Not beautiful?" As if she was almost on the verge of crying.  The other dark elves looked Tam, and if a gaze could murder, he would be dead a thousand times already."Big sister is really beautiful and sweet. You also have a lovely name, and I really like your silvery hair." Elvire said as she watched Mala.Even when she was skinny and sleep-deprived, Mala was still beautiful in her own way. She had white and silver mixed hair color and deep purple eyes. Her skin tone was greyish and not that dark at all. Mala had a moderate chest and buttocks that many would lust after, so she was a beauty even in human standards."No, no! You are beautiful and really lovely! But… But… we haven't known each other yet, and I'm an old man already at my forties, so I don't have that much time left to dwell in the world." Tam tried to explain, but Mala was happy when she heard the beautiful and lovely. Suddenly she placed her hands on Tam's face and pulled him down to a deep kiss. When she was satisfied enough, she released Tam, who was even shyer and redder now."Now it's sealed, and I have decided that I will follow you for my life no matter what," Mala said without realizing that her skill in language had developed further, and her pronouncement was almost perfect.She pouted cutely, while blinking her eyes at Tam. She seemed to be waiting for his reaction. However, Tam was lifeless and couldn't mutter anything out. He was still dazed and confused because of the sudden turn of events. Jaana giggled more. She liked Mala even more now than previously as she wouldn't have ever thought that things would develop this way and this quickly.