Lucas had told her of wanderers, individuals who wandered into another dimension by mistake. It was one of the first things she learned from him when he was helping train her to control her mana.
She found many books on it in Lucas tower before he woke up, so she brought them to him and explained everything to her.
'Wanders are individuals who wander into a dimension after losing their human form or have a large amount of mana. The first case happens frequently; they can normally adapt and live a normal life depending on the time they walk into. But this also depends on what form they take. If it is a vicious creature, then naturally, they will die once normal people discover them. However, if it's a small beast, they can even pass off as pests.'
Lose their human form, huh? Lillian observed the strange man for a few minutes and noticed that different parts of his body would shift every few seconds.
It seems he has no control of it. He even wandered into a forest of death without realizing what bad timing it was. Lillian extended her hand out, and a bright-colored light emerged from her palm.
If it is this far then, nobody should see her using light magic.
Lillian watched as the shapeshifting stopped, and he remained in his human form. This is not the type to waste on another plaything, but it intrigued her. She has met other wanders before, but none of them have lost their human form and become a creature. She is curious how this happened; moreover, she recalled the dragon form she just saw a few minutes ago.
Red and orange colored scales, it looked like a large firebird from where she was. It was beautiful, and yet there was something off about it.
She picked up a stick from the corner and poked the man's face with it. Would he wake up if she did this? She doesn't want to wait long.
'If you encounter a wanderer, it is best to decide it's fate quickly. If you decide to use them, you can, but if they have no purpose, you better dispose of them.'
Lucas gave her strict instructions on how to deal with these people. She needs this person to wake up, learn about him, and either kill or make use of him. Having a dragon around during this forest of death would make things easier for them. So even if he has a boring story, she could make use of him.
Unfortunately, even after poking him with the stick, he did not budge an inch. Lillian sighed deeply and edged closer; she extended her hand out and touched his cheek.
"If you don't wake up, I will kill you."
It is better than having her siblings discover and use him, thus making it harder for the Empress. "Unfortunately, I have to help that annoying Empress win so you cannot become a liability."
The man remained still and unmoving, causing her to sigh. She was losing her patience already. She was already in a bad mood because of the Empress.
'I cannot blame her exactly for not having any memories, but it is very frustrating. I thought I would finally get closer to finding my brother.'
When she finally finds that guy, she is going to let him have an earful. How dare he act so carelessly and split off from her on the very day he was supposed to overtake their father. It was careless, and she should never have let him go. But he had that stupid look on his face when he realized the Empress was still in the monastery.
Her brother's expression that day, it was something she could never forget. Lillian was no idiot; she had already realized that he was attached to her. But it was the first time she confirmed that her brother liked- her thoughts broke off when the man suddenly stirred away.
Lillian blinked, surprised. 'Earlier, when I let out a murderous aura, he didn't budge an inch, but the moment I used light magic-' Lillian increased the light around her hand, and sure enough, he looked like he was on the verge of waking up.
"--Lyn."
Oh, a name? A girl's name?
"Your majesty, you have to get away."
She tilted her head as she registered the next few words. So it seemed like the last thing he remembers was getting involved in an accident. The woman he keeps calling out for seems to be his master? If he lost his human form and became a dragon, he most likely comes from the same time frame.
How interesting, it seems she landed a jackpot. The more of her light magic she used, the more the man's clothing seemed to alter. She saw a bright mark on his neck and arms.
It is the mark of a dragon god.
After a few minutes, the man eventually woke up. He groggily rubbed his eyes and blinked. Sweat covers his entire face, and he flinches the moment he moves. Lillian extended her handkerchief towards him.
"Clean your face up."
Her magic healed the wounds and fixed his clothes to a certain degree that it no longer looked like rags. But the dirt on his face remained. The man blinked once and then suddenly drew back from her with a cautious look on his face.
Lillian sighed, a bit of a late reaction. But it was true she was on the verge of killing him just a few seconds ago.
"If I wanted to kill you, you would have been dead already. You crashed almost half an hour ago." A good twenty minutes flew by before she knew it.
The man hesitantly took the handkerchief from her. "Where is Lyn, no the Empress?"
'Indeed, it seems we came from the same world, but he must be from another Empire.'
"Unfortunately, there is nobody with that name here. We do have an Empress, though, but just recently. She is a bit on the clumsy side too."
"I did it again. I wandered to another place." The man cursed and punched the ground with his fists. "How could I wander during that time? How careless."
So it seems he is aware of what he is, how interesting. The past wanderers that she has met before normally have no idea what happened. Then again, she never gives them long to figure things out before killing them.
"That mark is the mark of a dragon god."
He suddenly turned quiet.
"Most wanderers lose their human form completely and even if they revert back to being a human. They can no longer speak the same language. But it seems that isn't the case with you."
Does it have something to do with the mark? Is that the reason why he has control of his senses? It intrigues her. It looks like she has something new she can use to pass the time.