A day has passed since then, as always, Latina woke up from her slumber to find herself alone on the bed. Even though there's another room that can be use for second bedroom, Latina still persistent to sleep with Orion in the same room by the pretext of the disciple can't be far from his master.
After stretching her body, she put her legs down. Before she stand up, a flash of what happened yesterday come to her mind. She's blushes, even though its cool this morning, her whole body feels hot. She covered her face, and battling against her embarrassment in her head.
'Why,....why did I do that?!?!?!'
'Crying in front of her disciple,....'
With small voice, she letting out a cry, "Hnnggghh,.....aaaaaa!!!!" while rolling over to the bed.
Its last for a while, when she calmed down a little, she said, "What kind of face that should I show when meet him,...."
After that, she's walking and goes to the kitchen. When she stepped in, she saw a man that tall than her playing with kitchen knife standing in front of the furnace. Noticing that Latina's coming down, when she popped up her head Orion put a smile on his face.
"You're up already? That's rare,....." said him.
"...."
Latina's didn't say any words. Her face is a bit red, out of concern, Orion said, "Are you okay?"
"Your faces a bit red, did you catch a cold?" Add him.
Realizing that, Latina face away and said, "N-no, I'm fine,...."
"Well, then, don't just stand there,"
"Go waiting at table, breakfast will be done soon," said Orion.
With a slow movement, Latina make her move to the table. The fact that she's cried yesterday in front of him still bugging her mind. Her pride as master and witches hurt because of that fact.
After sometime, Orion comes with hand full of plates. He brings simple breakfast as always. A corn soup with bread and salad can be seen on top of the table. Latina's eyes glittering, she wore a delightful expression. Without further ado, the two of them began eating.
And like always, they're coming to the room where they're always use for reading. With a same position on the same sofa, they're reading their book.
When Latina still immersing herself in her book, she comes to halt when heard Orion's question.
"Say, Latina,"
"Why haven't you made a family until now?" Said Orion.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, while you could have married, made a children and live happily,"
"But you decided to live alone in this ruins for hundred of years,...." said Orion.
Realized what he meant, her face blushed. Latina can't hide the fact that she blushed and vent out to him instead. She turned around and started stammering.
"I-I-I-I-I-I,..."
"I DON'T LIKE THIS TYPES OF JOKES!"
"Saying somethings's like that in front of maidens faces!"
"There's something seriously wrong with you!"
She's yelled at him, hearing her loud voices, Orion scratching his ear.
"Are there's to be mad about?"
"There's no way you're still untouched after all those years you spent,....."
Silent come to the room, for a while, only sounds of winds can be heard. After a while, Latina grabs Orion's collar. With teary eyes, she shakes it heavily and shouted, "What do you mean by 'no way'?!"
"What do you mean by 'those years'?!!"
Hearing that, Orion turning his face. Looking at that, her shake getting stronger.
"Face me, Orion! Look into my eyes and tell me!!"
When her shake weaken, Orion said, "Well,....."
"I'm sorry, I guess,....?" add him.
Louder than before, with all her might, she shouted.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY 'I GUESS'?!!!"
At the noon, when the sun right on top of crown. Latina's walking around the house alone. The hot feelings that burning her skins can't be felt anymore. Under a mighty tree near her house, she's stopped. The sunlight can be seen, making a line of rays from the leafs. She lift her head, looking at the top of the tree.
In her mind, she's recalling the sentences Orion's said. With a low voices, Latina repeated what she heard.
"Why I didn't made my own family,...."
Smiled, she cast her faces down. A smile of melancholy carved on her faces.
'I can't, Orion,..... I can't,....'
'I can't be with someone,'
'With a curse that haunted me for my whole life,.....'
She continued her walk, goes down to the ruin and entering the forest. The usual scenery, that full of trees can be seen. There's a bird and some others animal, playing around and singing, decorating the whole forest. A spectacular view in the eyes, but not for Latina.
Leaving the border of her magic, the view that she sees turned into a nightmare. The trees that she sees turned into a living tree, they're talking, making an eerie sound as she walks deeper into the woods. The animals turned to be monster, an unimaginable monster that everyone can't imagine.
She's sweating, her mental burden soaring to her head. Her whole body shiver, the step that she took with confident slowing time by time. Unconsciously, she began put her guard up. When a small animal passed in front of her, a small shriek can be heard out of her mouth.
With time passed, she can't hold anymore. Latina hold her head down and crouching, as if protecting her head from the surrounding. Sweat began pouring heavily, her breath palpating, and her body can't stop shaking. Every little thing that can she heard become a mental burden for her. With a little strength that she have, Latina began walking slowly. Back to the barrier that she cast around the ruins.
When she's out of the woods, a sigh of relieve can be heard from her mouth. Without further a do she's walking, back to her house.
"As I expected, Its impossible,...."