The skull and bones, partially hanging with skin, was what she searched for and she tried not to cry.
She looked away and had to accept it. These occasions of losing pets is common, but experiencing it, feels different.
She stood up and decided to leave, before any beast comes again and she couldn't expect every beast to suddenly rush away, but before that, she buried his leftovers to let him rest in peace.
...
She packed everything ready and her uncle told her, that she should be cautious and not leak any intel.
In her family, espionage under the members was normal and her uncle was worried, she could accidentally speak of their flee.
...
They were on a horse-drawn carriage on the road to Blejirk Village and reached the outskirts, that were filled with workers. There was wood logs lying around and seamstresses carrying bags of silks. The fishermen carried fishing rods and creels filled with salmons. The guards were patrolling and protecting the area.
The warm breezes and the rays of the sunshine was making the scene more beautiful, while the aroma of blooming roses reached the nose.
„Wow, the village looks more beautiful than I thought!"
The beautiful scenery was glowering for her and she knew, this would be the start of a new life without chains binding her.
The carriage came to a halt and Jodin looked to the outside by the window.
„Sir, could you tell your reason for entering the Blejirk Village?"
Jodin knew of this beforehand and showed his title emblem as a Count. The guard was shocked and immediately unblocked the road.
They were now in the village and wanted to eat dinner, because dusk was nearing. Rosy decided for a inn and they went to a little inn, named Drunker Inn.
„So Uncle, how do we going to do this?"
They were sitting at a table and she knew only a little about his plans.
„It's simple. I'm going to open up a clothes shop. The biggest house in the area has been purchased by me beforehand and you will work as a seamstress. You will earn money and get to known a worker's life. A house has been purchased for you already, no need to worry."
She was delighted and happy everything worked out so easily.
After they ate dine at the Drunker Inn, they parted ways and Rosy began to unpack her stuff. The starting days of her new life were a bit hard, because she had to get used to it, but many men helped her and she was happy to know, that people would be generous.
After days, she got used to it and enjoyed it, until one day she wandered to the mountains.
She was reaching the base of the mountain, after hiking for quite some time and came for Spirit Herbs. There was different kinds of Spirit Herb and one of the uncommon 'Seriou Herb'.
They grew at the base of the mountains and can be found by a slim chance. She was hiking and searched, but found a cave with torches on the walls.
She looked deeper in the cave and saw a ritual table in the middle with wooden claws surrounding it, as if it's defending it.
She would avoid it naturally, but something cried loudly and she looked back. There was a baby on the ritual table and she was confused. What is a baby doing here?
She was at a loss and didn't want to leave a innocent baby back.
At the end, she decided to take the baby with her and perhaps look for it's parent. The closer she walked, the more the fangs of the claws loosened and she held the baby, that was wrapped in a thin cloth, with a name tag, engraved with 'Crius'.
She took him out of the cave to her house and found out, he had no parents and she could only take responsibility.
She gave always her milk and found it weird, how he always made her feel good and how he seemed to be more knowledgeable about things.
She raised him normally, until one day, her brain was flooded with a picture of a person with the exact same face Crius looked like.
She thought it was his father, that was extremely handsome, but it actually was Crius, because he had cyan eyes and black hair.
The picture was of how Crius fought against thousand of beasts attacking simultaneously, while he stood proud and killed everything, like a cold blooded Death God.
The picture was only shown for a minute, until it vanished again and he was done being fed. She somehow saw it weirdly and couldn't forget that picture.
Her affection changed since then and she couldn't help it, but be interested and the Crius was first man, who she looked with a different perspective.
*END of POV from Rosy*