" Release me at once! Who are you people and what is this place!? " I say to these crude men. They had a weird blue attire that I had never seen before, some kind of uniform like our soldiers used to wear, but made of cloth?
Even so, they cuffed me for absolutely no reason! How rude can people be towards a noble like me?
Hold on a minute. Before you ask what happened to the humble and kind part of my introduction, I want to ask you. Would you not feel the same way if you suddenly got arrested randomly? I sure would. So I stay true to what I claim.
Despite what I said, they continued to make me walk and brought me to this ' police station. '
Of course, I have no idea what this place is. Just the name sounds intimidating and makes me feel nervous. I sure hope they won't harm me, or else I'll call my father. Right, I forgot that I have no clue where I am, and I have no idea how I'll contact him.
I'm doomed, aren't I?
We enter the station, and I'm brought to a spacious room and placed on a seat. Right after attaching the cuffs to a metal rod on a table, they left me here.
And after a while, a humungous coated man enters and sits right across the table. I'm pretty confident in my height, but he's probably around two times my size! His eyes look lifeless too, and that makes it even worse for my conscience. I wonder what this guy wants from me.
" First of all, tell me your name, kid. " He spoke.
I might as well answer honestly; I don't want to imagine what'll happen if I don't.
" I'm Ars Von Silverwood, a noble. Specifically the child of Duke Morsigor Von Silverwood. "
" Didn't need the second part. Next. Where did you come from, and how old are you? "
Really? If you're going to ask me, at least let me add details to make stuff clearer. I say that, but I don't tell him that. He's too scary.
" I'm 17, and I'm from the prosperous city of Arbatos. "
" Arbatos...? Hmm, could you tell me what year you last remember being there? I overheard a bit of your conversation with the woman earlier, and it didn't seem like you knew what was going on around here. "
" The Year 1025. And according to her, it should have been 2000 years since then... "
The man didn't respond to what I said. He looked dead serious, way more than earlier. Did I say something wrong?
[ Arbatos? 1025? There was no city with that name around that time, at least that's what I know. Just who is this kid? Is he lying? No, it doesn't seem like it, but this is weird. I'll keep this kid tamed; for now, perhaps he could help us find information about that thing. ] He mutters.
" What is it, sir? If you're going to tell me something, at least let me hear it. "
" It's nothing. You seem to be a late waker then. "
" What's that? "
" Forgot you didn't know. I suppose I explain it to you then. People who appear randomly out of thin air are called wakers. I won't bother telling you about it in full detail but, you, who's a late waker, are a person who's woken up possibly after thousands of years—nothing much to it. Late wakers are pretty rare these days, and you might be the most recent one. The last one to appear was around two years ago. "
I am surprised by this sudden explanation. Well, besides the fact that I'm still taking time to adjust to this new reality, I couldn't get over how this silent guy went from stern to talkative; it's too funny!
Right, back to where we were. It seems like the guy has no more questions to ask of me.
I assume I'm going to be released now?
" Wait here for a minute, kiddo. You'll be released with a guardian. "
" A guardian? Who is it? And I'm 17. I believe I'm a competent adult, disregarding that I don't know anything about this age. "
" Don't complain; she's the woman you met earlier, Hravati. She's our chief. She has a say in everything we do here at the station. I don't know what it is about you, but she seems to have taken quite an interest in you. "
The beautiful woman from earlier? She's going to take care of me from now on?! Holy! Boy, what I wouldn't do to get on her good side. I better act well in front of her so that she won't disown me.
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The door opens, and my eyes are blessed once more.
My guardian is finally here!
" Hey, there. "
" I'm sure you already know who I am but, I'm Hravati. I'll be your guardian, or would you rather caretaker? "
Ooooh! I can't wait! Just what does she have planned for me?
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My happiness right now can only last for so long, why you may ask?
It's just unexpected, that's all. I didn't expect what was awaiting me after that.
To my disappointment, let's say what I thought of taking care of wasn't the same as the take care she had in mind.