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In the Elder's study.
"Any movement from the Baum family?" asked Logar.
"They seem to be trying to find out more about the boy, but having been here with me all along they've had some difficulty," said the elder.
"As idiotic as he is, Alcas is still his son, I doubt Aaron will let it all slide so easily."
In the days following the fight, Logar had received the first signs of protest from the Baum family.
On one hand, he was grateful to the boy, for standing up for his daughter, but on the other, he was stressed by the whole situation, their relationship with the Baum family was pretty strained after all.
Thinking about it, Logar sighed in depression. In his hands he had something.
"A letter from the capital?" the elder interrupted Logar's line of thought.
"Yes," the man replied.
"They want Rei?"
"Yes," he answered again.
"The past always comes back then. Just so we don't forget," the old man joked.
"How could I forget? I have lost the woman of my life and my best friend, but what I find even more unforgivable is myself" Logar clenched his fist in anger.
It took a few minutes before he regained control of his emotions.
"You must not be so hard on yourself, Yelin's family is something beyond our current strength, we will have to use alternative methods" the elder hinted something.
"What do you mean?" asked Logar hesitantly. In his heart he couldn't help but fear for his family, his children especially.
"It's still too early to talk about it," said the elder with a faint smile on his face.
Night had now fallen, his eyes were turned to the stars that covered the sky like a mantle of lights.
"Elder, I won't hide my concern from you, you seem to have a lot of faith in that boy, but we know nothing about him. What's more, although he hides some not inconsiderable talents, he seems completely out of touch with common customs."
Despite his almost apathetic behavior towards what was around him, Logar did not let even the smallest detail of what was going on escape him.
Whether inside the village or outside, his sources were no less than Aaron Baum's.
"I know well what I am doing my dear Logar, it is simply because of my current condition that we are all entangled in this story" the elder's expression suddenly became serious.
Thoughts passed through his mind, thoughts of the distant past.
Logar let out a long sigh and said, "I can only trust you elder, can't I?"
"Ohohoh, exactly young man, don't worry nothing will happen to the boys!"
The strange laugh of the elder, echoed in the silent dwelling, it was amazing how his mood could change so constantly.
The next day went smoothly, or at least in part. In the morning Rada continued to take lessons from Rei.
How to move through the forest, which animals to hunt and which to avoid, how to dissect a carcass, medicinal herbs and poisonous herbs. All while continuing to be bludgeoned by the girl's arrows.
The most absurd thing for Rada, was that the girl had a happy expression while doing it, she seemed to take pleasure in making him miserable.
"Besides being surly, also lacking in femininity, if it weren't for that incident I would have had doubts about your being a girl."
If there was anything Rada was good at, it was certainly making people furious.
In fact, "You're not leaving today until I see you crawl!!!"
Within seconds Rei became furious, her cheeks were also red with embarrassment.
Sounds of explosions disturbed the tranquility of the forest.
"I was just kidding!" Rada at that moment felt like she wanted to cry.
His words, could very well be misconstrued as harassment, however in his world girls were used to this kind of language. But not in the new world he was in, this was his biggest mistake since he arrived.
"My god, I really almost died!"
Rada arrived in the library in a pitiful condition, he was full of scratches and bruises, he was in pain everywhere. Despite his remarkable regenerative properties, it took time for his body to return to its former shape.
It seemed as if Rei hadn't been spared for anything.
At that point, he regretted from the bottom of his heart that he had angered her like that and vowed not to do it again.
"Big brother is everything okay...?"
From above the stairs in the library, Cody's worried voice almost sounded like a whisper so low it was. Having seen the extreme conditions, the little boy thought something had happened.
"Nothing nothing, your sister has very little sense of humor," he lamented after taking his seat.
"Hehe you have to be patient with her big brother, she may look tough on the outside, but I can assure you she is a sweet and kind person" reassured Cody.
"No doubt about it!" replied Rada with a wry tone.
"Big brother" Cody approached him.
"Go ahead Cody" seeing him approaching with a serious look, Rada paid attention to the little boy.
"This is the first time I've seen my sister act like this with a boy" he said.
"Like this how? Like a homicidal lunatic?" he asked jokingly.
The little boy immediately understood the joke and said, "No way! Big brother, my sister never pays attention to other boys, she is always cold and aloof with them, but with you she seems like a totally different person. Even my father, who is generally apathetic with everyone, seemed different when we had breakfast together. I've changed a bit too, I don't know why, but these days I feel really happy. That's why, I feel great admiration for you big brother, when you're around it seems like people can't hide their true selves!"
On hearing the little boy's words, Rada stood still for a few moments like a statue. He was mostly surprised by the depth of thought of the little boy, who could have been no more than about 10 years old. Yet, he had a sensitivity that gave him the ability to see the world differently than other kids his age.
In a way, he felt admiration for Cody.
"Hey hey, you know that everything you've told me can be mistaken for a declaration of love? I'm not really inclined to give myself to a man if you must know!"
He hid his thoughts by teasing him, however he had a kind look on his face, his smile came from the depths of his soul.
Cody on the other hand, was immediately embarrassed when he realized what Rada meant.
"Big brother you're a fool!"