[In the Palace of the King...]
- My king, I've brought the prisoner from the previous attack
- Hm? Oh well, you again, miss Yui? I have to say, I am really disappointed with you.
- oh really? sorry, I wish I could have burned your castle the other time...
The Guard threatened her
- It is okay general Monts, she is always like this, really disappointing, poor girl, I even gave her father a really good job so she can live in my city...
After that sentence, Akeno's expression changed, she was in pure hate
- SCREW YOU! YOU SCUMBAG! PIECE OF SHIT! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE WHAT YOU DID TO MY FAMILY!
- yes, yes, now miss Yui, you know I could easily destroy everything you love just with a few papers, right? will you still act like this to me? I'm Barganos! the great King of Imperious City! you should show me some respect, or I will show what a king can do...
She got quiet
- Now tell me general Monts, there wasn't another criminal with miss Yui?
- yes my king, there was an elf too, she was hurt badly, we took her to the royal healer, she will be taken to the judgment room as soon as she get her conscious back
- interesting... an elf, huh? really interesting...
One of the king's servant came closer to him and whispered something on his ears
- I see... well, miss Yui, I have to say, you are lucky that today is being a really good day for me, and you will not disturb my happiness with some childish rebel acting. Now, if you excuse me, I have some really important things to deal with. General Monts, take her to the jail and lock it, I will deal with the elf later as well.
The King left his throne and then went to another room, the guard took Akeno to the jail and locked it
- h-hey, you are really closer to the king aren't you? don't you think you deserve more... reputation about your job? I mean... I can give you something that he can't if you want...
- Let me tell you something... I hate your types, they're disgusting and pisses me off, now why don't you shut the fuck up and sit down and wait for your judgment like a dog?
- huh? kinky
- tsk
The guard left the jail, Akeno then sits on the floor and started meditating
- Well... here I am, again... guess I'll just wait for some miracle to happen... just kidding, I wonder if Adria is ok... and edric... dammit...
[while that, outside the inn...]
- where are we going to? do you know where my grandson is??
- we're going to my grandmother's house, I'll make you some questions, and confirm something... now about your grandson, I don't know where he is, but I know someone who can help you
- I see, your eyes are really determined to it... what's your name young boy?
- I'm kazii, kazii staki, and you?
Ruthos hesitated to awnser for a while, he looked to a merchant store named "Buy & Sell Items with Ortus Maverick!"
- I'm Maverick, Ortus... Maverick, nice to meet you, kazii!
- nice to meet you too, Mr Maverick
Kazii didn't seem to realize it was a false name, in fact he was really determined to know what was happening.
After a few minutes walking, they get in front of a wooden small house really hidden through 2 other houses
- here we are
- but where is here...?
They got inside the house...
- I'm back home!
- brother!
A little kid hugged him, he was really like his old brother, then an old woman using a weird hat which covered her face appeared later
- I knew you were coming here... my child
- yes baba, I came to ask you something...
- yes, yes... I can clearly see that, even with my eyes blinded, I can clearly see that you are trespassing a way which cannot be turned back... if you ask me this, everything in your life will change and your fate will be remodeled...
- yes... I will accept the consequences, now tell me... does the world seems to be in really danger because of a kid? is this true?
Ruthos was quiet, just paying attention to that clairvoyant
- hmmm... kazu, why don't you finish your homework while I talk to your brother for a while?
- okay baba
Kazii's little brother left the room
The woman started looking to Ruthos, fixing on him, it was almost like she could see him
- I see... a child... he is confusing, don't know what to expect about his future, he's frightened, scared, lost... he seek for something, but his fate is unsure... indeed... this child is a great factor to the destination of the human race... you brought someone here... that is connected to this child, don't you?
Ruthos gave a step ahead in front of the old woman
- yes, it's my grands-
- son?
- y-yes...
- are you sure he is... your grandson?
Ruthos didn't reply
- you don't know? or maybe you avoids to awnser this?
- I...
- baba!
- No, he's not my true grandson, not in blood, but he is very important to me, I... love him and I care about him as my own son...
- I see... you once have lost someone important before and this child fulfills that emptiness, am I right...?
- ok baba, we already know about my question you don't need to-
- yes... my daughter... she died long time ago, when I was still 25... she loved to go outside and feel the world in her skin, the winds and the grassy field, she also loved to collect rocks in all the ways she walked, but then one day, she had fallen into a hole and... I couldn't save her... she left a basket with some pretty and others weird rocks she found near to that hole... and...
He couldn't continue without crying
- It's okay now sir Maverick... I'm so sorry my grandmother made you remember all of this...
- I see... tell me Mr "maverick", do you think that Kenya would be happy to know what you did after she died?
- how you...
Ruthos got mad suddenly, kazii was holding him
- calm down Mr Maverick!
- you know nothing about how i felt that day! it wasn't suppose to happen... I couldn't deal with her death... it shouldn't have happened...
- hmmm... are you sure about it? do you really think it wasn't suppose to happen? there are some things you can and you cannot change in fate, Mr "maverick", and I can tell you what I think about it, i think you should stop hiding yourself and deal with this already, Ruthos!
The old woman took her hat out and ruthos recognized her
- Nana...!
- what? you know each other? ?
- she... was my rival in mages guild years ago...
- mages? wait... so you are that mage she always mentioned about when I was younger!
- k-kazii don't say it, please... it's embarrassing...
- ahahah... I didn't know you still thought about me after I disappeared...
- you idiot or what? of course i would! I... I'm glad you still remember me, I was wondering if you wouldn't if if had not show you my face
- yeah... I remember... that old days never get out of my head, even that specific day...
- it wasn't your fault, Ruthos, but you should deal with your daughter's death and keep following your objectives, she would want you to be happy after all, she loved you! I saw it in her eyes when I met her...
- I'm sorry for disturbing the nostalgia, but tell me baba, what about the kid? was that true?
- oh... yes... and now it is getting really late, the moon is behind the clouds, hiding from the darkness that is all around us... for now, you should take some rest ruthos, unfortunately I'm already out of mana, and my clairvoyant skills aren't really precise, but I think I know what this is about... is that old tale you were all obsessed...?
- yes...
- so it was true, and you were not crazy... actually, I had always believed in you, but I wouldn't say that to you or else you would have started to follow me everywhere to talk about it...
- no way, you were the one that always followed me everywhere! you just couldn't resist to my intelligence and handsomely face that ages, teehehe
- i-i wasn't following you for such things! I was always arguing to you because you were skipping classes, the teachers gave me some advises to care about you, since I was your partner and in class... but you were always going out with Fary, I still don't know what you saw on her...
- "oh.. so that what he meant by "rival"... she was in love with him but he already had someone..." (kazii thought in is mind)
- it's okay nana, I still see you as someone next to me
- j-just so you know, I already married and have a family... I'm a widow now though
- oh... I'm sorry to hear that...
- what? ah, it's okay, he betrayed me with someone after I had his children, but I dealt with it, it's ok
- oh my god Nana, that's terrible, I'm so sorry to hear that!
He hugged her, she blushed
- well... I'll make some tea for us, I'll be right back (kazii left the room)
They were hugging each other but then, a green bird came inside the house through a broken window
- (sings desperately)
- what is this? a summoned bird? it looks like he wants to tell us something
- wait... I think I know this bird, it's from my grandson! but what is he trying to say? I can't understand
- don't worry my friend, I can make it speak
- here is the tea and why there is a bird inside home?
She took the tea and put some ingredients inside of it and then drank it, now she could understand the bird
- a woman took my master! I know where did they go! please help!! (sings desperately)