"The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
- Christopher McCandless
Chapter 59: leaving
"Come on let's get out of this hell hole"
"What?"
"what?" both of us stared at each other with confused face. one who's genuine and one who's acting.
Today is our final day in this place. i fortunately able to persuade jasmine to come with me and not with tristan.
"anyway if you are done let's go"
i stood up with ethan in my arms. i silently fix him in my arms and carried the bags full of our clothes.
"that's our only stuff?" she ask, startled at the fact that we only have one bag
"Yeah"
her eyes widen in disbelief.
"What about the clothes for a week?"
"These are only good for two days, if done using throw it. we can buy more. don't worry about the money, we have enough money to buy any thing you want."
her eyes narrowed and she throw a few curses towards me causing my eyebrow to widen.
this is new to me. my sister doesn't curse that much so hearing this lady curse using my sister's mouth...
... is a bit disturbing.
i just shrug at her response and walk out the door.
"Die you rich bastard" i heard her whisper causing me to snicker.
i guess, this kind of lilith is not that bad.
When we left the inn. the whole townsfolk surrounded us with warm smiled and a grateful expression on their faces.
they all bowed at us, especially to lili- jasmine and thanks us.
"Eh? what? huh?"
I smiled lightly watching her startled expression.
"In behalf of the people of Gi, we are very thankful for your help on eliminating deicide, and helping one of the villages in this land. Here"
The grand master showed a golden key and handed it to lilith who accepted it confused.
"That's the key of this land... using this you could freely come and leave this town and the vault of this place"
"V-V-v-Vault?!" Startled Jasmine almost drop the key and her jaw hang open and her eyes seems ready to pop out from their socket.
i snicker again watching her expression changing fro disbelief, reluctance, joy, bliss, shocked, and uncomfortable.
her expression are more colorful than my sister and.... it's very amusing to watch.
"No.. i.. i can't accept it. what if i steal all your currency?!"
her reaction made everyone smiled in relief.
"you-" jasmine paused and her brows crease and she seem confused.
her expression relaxes again and she continued talking.
"i just your support and the help of the guild when i needed it... i don't need the money. here. i am very thankful but your acknowledgement and loyalty towards the dukedom of avaeleon is enough"
everyone praises her benevolence and dedication towards the duke and cheered at the lady.
while i remained staring at her with unreadable expression.
unreadable because i don't know what to expression and what to say.
i did not express her words at all.
My hand found it's way to ethan's head when i felt him moved.
"Go back to sleep" i softly whispered at his ear and he immediately complied.
i stared at jasmine who insist on handing back the key to the guild master who just laugh at her.
"suzue" i turn around to face the owner of the voice and saw Lucas with ajax beside him as always.
i examined his cold face and nod.
"What is it?"
"i could sense holders coming towards this land so we are staying for a few days." i nod and stared at ajax who transformed back to looking like a bear.
He sense my confused state and stared back at me with a poker face and a small smile.
"oh right i didn't explained my power to you" lucas snap his fingers and pointed at me.
my eye twitch and i slap his finger causing him to glare at me but erases it immediately and went back to being cold.
"i was born as a suit. the Diamond. i have the ability to teleport and chooses my first friend to become my king." he pointed at ajax
"Ajax here has a very traumatic past because of his Appearance. he is very attractive and ladies well you know tried to..." he pauses
but i nod at understanding.
Ladies are so bold this days can't blame them though, ajax without the extremely muscular body and long hair and beard looks very tempting.
"we both search on a spell that would allow him to change to a less attracting appearance and we couldn't do it because our body isn't compatible for magic"
i nod and finally know what happened.
"My ace, is a girl and she's a very awesome as one but... she tried to make a move at ajax and we ejected her as our ace"
i see i see.... so the fault here is girls and their hormones.
"i understand" i nod.
"Luckily she already gave the spell-"
"yes yes i already understood no need to explain further" piss he tried to hit me only to freeze.
his fist is only an inch away from ethan's head who i used as a shield.
"you!"
"I am impress you can control your attack that well"
He showed an angry expression and tried to hit me again and again i used ethan as a shield.
we keep repeating until i decided to run away from him and he chases me.
"You stupid woman! let me hit you!"
we circled around ajax who followed us with his stare.
"Wow you act like a kid" i snicker at my sentence and it made him more pissed.
he's really short tempered.
i wonder how he suppress those emotions when we first talk.
Wait i actually didn't insulted him... now i regretted it.
"Ahmm" i pause and stared at lilith who's now holding the key. i guess he failed at handing it back.
"you're done? let's go- ow" i monotonously said when i felt a heavy hand on my head.
"Anyway i'll meet you two at the dasos. don't die on your way" lucas coldly said and ajax just waved at us.
jasmine stared sadly at lucas and bowed at them.
"By the way i didn't said it before but you strangely look familiar" i said at him causing him to stare at me confused and then a man with blue hair and blue eyes flashes on my mind.
he seems to read my enlightened expression because his cold gaze were now filled with curious and confuse expression.
"Who did you remind me of?"
i just smiled and didn't answer and turn away to follow my sister.
"OI! don't leave me hanging!"
i just clicked my tongue and waved at ajax and both of us made our way to where my horse is.
"Fucking rude"
"Language" i snicker when i heard ajax scolded lucas who murmured in anger.
on our way to my horse i saw a flash of white on my side and i immediately turn around to see who is it.
i stiffen when my eyes locked to a pair of cold grayish silver eyes. the white eyelashes of his is very familiar to me.
and his silver hair that lightly swayed with the wind made my brith hitch llightly.
but what captured my attention the most is the spade mark on his left eye.
"Ezu" i couldn't hear him. but i could read my name being mouthed from his reddish lips.
i felt chill because of it and my heart suddenly races when his lips curled upwards.
ad once again it parted and he mouthed words that made me rush towards my horse and my face flushes.
"i miss you"
Dangerous