"Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions."
― Primo Levi
Chapter 32: Adventurer Guild
[Lilith Avaleon]
"here, you can have this one" i said pushing the other cake towards klev who stareda t me in delight but then dimmed.
"ut this is for your sister though"
"it's mine, Ezu might be obsess with candies but she does't like dessert that much"
"eh? but desserts are the best!"
"hoho i know.. it's because when we were kids just like you, she ate plenty of desserts and got a sugar rushes, in the end she fell down from our balcony" he giggles and i also did.
after that accident, ezu was banned to eat desserts and she didn't eat one again.
i stared softly at ezu's direction and took a bite on my cake which i immediately taken a liking to.
"this is delicious"
"thank you i made it" i turn my head towards the voice and saw the boy again but this time he wasn't wearing an apron but a normal clothes instead.
"may i?"
"of course" i immediately reply and he sit at the unoccupied chair
"can i ask you a question?"
"sure" i saw a surprise flashes in his eyes but it immediately vanish, as if it wasn't there.
"what is a noble doing in a commoner's place? wearing a commoner's clothes?"
he's very straightforward, he reminds me of.. Ezu, Not afraid to say anything, not afraid o talk anyone, doesn't hesitate to speak what her mind says.
The prince also reminds me of Ezu, she's always there when i needed her the mos, that night when the storm was present and father and ezu wasn't in the mansion, the prince accompanied me like how Ezu stays beside me when i'm scared.
i stared at Ezu and glance back at the boy before answering.
"The school decided to sen us to different places and i choose to visit This land first because first it's the nearest and second i could learn something from this pace"
"and that would be?"
"commoners" i immediately answered and i saw a flash of surprise in his eyes but i pretended i didn't notice it and took bite on my cake.
"why?"
why?.. what does he mean why?..
"what do you mean?"
"why do you want to learn about commoners?"
i gave him a confuse look and answered with an obvious tone.
"well because it's normal to know the life of the people behind our success? the people behind the noble's luxuries?"
"you.." i waited for his next sentence but he didn't add anything anymore so i went back to eating.
"oh they are back" i stared at lev and notice him staring behind me, i turn myhead and stared at the window
just like earlier it's still raining but this time they few me walking as if rain doesn't matter to them.
they look like warrior, just like the knights in the dukedom, but they look less classy and more brute looking violent guys.
"i'm scared of them"
"why?" i ask the little boy, he stared at me with a pout and fiddles his fingers.
"they look very scary and they have this huge weapons with them, so hugeeee so scaryyy"
i smiled and ruffles his hair and stared back at the men outside.
yeah they do look scary.
"i heard they kill animals! and hurt people! what if they'll hurt me! i don't like them they are creepy!"
"lev, i told you not to speak ill to others"
"but!" i stared at the boy who's silently scolding her little brother.
lev keep on insisting that he hates them and hey were scary, i stared back outside and saw one of the men pick up a fallen fruit and placed it back at the cart and walks away.
i sip on my tea and stared at lev, can't blame him, kids judge people easily to what their eyes sees.
"lev"
"yes?" both of them stop and stared at me i lightly pinches his cheek and smile faintly.
"you should not be scared to them, you don't know them well"
"but-"
"do you know their name?"
"no"
"do you know their favorite cake?"
"no"
i smiled when i saw him starting to feel guilty.
"i'm sorry"
"it's fine as long as you know you are in the wrong" he nod vigorously and giggles causing me to release one as well.
"how did you do that?" i stared at Xavier and tilted my head in confusion.
"oh well" i smiled softly and stared at my sleeping sister
"i have a good influence, anyway do you know who they are?"
those men seems like dangerous and they filled with agony and vengeance and fear. their heart are filled with ill intention not towards the people in this land but to something they probably encounter when going here.'
"they are what you call adventurers... they take different kind of request from people. from normal cleaning to subjugating "
i stared at him with curious eyes.
"subjugate what?"
"Monsters" monsters,i heard about them from book but i never seen one, the book says monsters could only be seen to different caves or dungeons?
when you see one it means you are near to a treasure, their treasure to be exact.
i never thought they exist.
"i know what you are thinking, we thought they don't exist too but suddenly, one day they suddenly appeared. Luckily they don't go to the tows and step inside the borders of the lands so everyone is safe."
is this the reason why the headmaster and the council felt scared? but why did they let the students travel? is it just because of gaining allies and gathering connections? or something else.
"those adventurers are going to the guild, some would rest their and some would accept requests."
i stared at him and saw that the hate he felt towards me lowered, i think it actually doesn't point towards me but instead towards my rank.
i wonder what's the reason of his hatred towards the nobles?
i have so many questions and my mind but i want to know more about this adventurer guild.
"Ezu" i called but she didn't flinch
"ezu"i called again,
i took a deep breath and slam my hand on the table near her head causing her eyes to snap open.
"what is it?" i smiled fondly when she yawn tiredly and stared at me lazily.
"i want to be an adventurer"
"pardon?"
"i didn't stammer Ezu"