In the middle of nowhere, there's stood a single, big, castle made of brick. Dark envelope the castle without single source of light. The inside of it was vast with its beautiful interior. But there's no single living being can be seen. Only a doll with variety decorating its corridor. When the floor shaking, all the doll lined up, making space at the center, as if waiting someone to passed by.
With a shrieking sound, a single creature deep inside the castle passed. The creature has a big head that seems like a deer, there's so many eyes on its face. Each step that the creature took, the doll beside it shivering, as if all the doll has a live inside it.
The creature itself walking through the corridor, passing some small room and then vanish at the end of corridor after entering a large door. Inside the room, there's a lavish room with king sized bed with frill decorating the rear. The creature halted, moving slowly to the large mirror beside the bed. Its eyes glowing red, seeing the mirror in from of it.
On the mirror, there's an image displayed from there. Showing the creature a man and woman frolicing around with each other. Not long after that, a coarse sound can be heard throughout entire castle. The sounds reverberate and scaring all the creature that heard it.
On the other side, Latina and Orion walking side to side passing the sea of woods. At first, Latina shivering when she took a step to the forest. But as the time passed, the fear that can be looked at her eyes disappear. Walking hand to hand beside her is Orion, sometimes throwing a joke to her.
"Can't believe a hundred years person scared walking through the forest,...." said him.
Heard that, Latina can't restraint her emotion. With a flustered face, she said, "Wha-!"
"I'm not scared! It's just, well, um, trauma! Yes, a trauma!"
"What are you afraid of? Bear? You can fend it off with your spell right?"
"A witch's spell is sacred, you can't throw it willy-nilly!"
"Yes, yes, as you wish,...."
After answering that, a mischievous smile can be seen on his face. Without further a do, he release his hand that gripping Latina's hand. Feeling that her hand lost it's grip, quickly Latina grab his hand with two of her hands. With teary eyes, she said, "NO! Don't let it go!"
When she looked up, she can see a smug smile carved on Orion face. Seeing that, she puffed her cheeks.
With a little smug, Orion said, "What?"
"!!!!!"
Along the way, she's sulking, puffing her cheeks and ignoring all Orion's word. But her hand didn't lost it's grip from Orion's hand.
Before Latina and Orion walking hand to hand through the woods. Orion already asked her to come with him to the village, but she always refused and didn't gave him a reason. After begging her all the times, she finally agreed. In his heart, he only want to ask her out because for hundred years Latina live in solitariness.
When the first time she stepped on the woods, she seems afraid. Looking at that, Orion's smells something is wrong but he tried to brush it off and make a joke about it.
After half a day walking through the woods, the two of them finally arrive at the village. The sight that many people chat with each other seems regular to Orion, but seeing Latina's eyes. Glittering with nostalgic feeling, he decided to didn't mention anything about it and enjoy the moment with her.
"So, what you feel after coming here?"
Latina fell silent, seeing that his partner is silent the whole time. Sometimes he take a peek toward her. She's lowering her head, deep in her thought.
"Dissatisfied?"
"Are you regretting that you came here?" Add him.
Hearing him said that, Latina turn her head to look at Orion's face.
"No! It's not like that, but...."
"But?"
She paused, but when she opened her mouth again. Orion cut her words and heading inside a certain store. When Orion pushed the door, a ringing bell can be heard. From inside, there's a single woman stood inform of the desk.
"Welcome," said her.
Knowing who the person that coming from the door, Sarah also waving her hand. But when she saw her regular with girl beside him hand in hand, her smile turned into a mischievous smile.
Orion noticed it, but he can't do anything because this is the only store that put a good price. With a slight hesitant movement, he's coming closer.
"The usual?" Ask Sarah.
"....Yes"
Orion put the potion and scroll that he brings on the table, after that Sarah put the pouch. While counting the inside, Sarah seems began to tease him.
"Such a lovey-dovey couple,..." said her.
Orion ignoring her, with one hand he is continuing to confirming the money inside the pouch. Even if Orion and Latina's hand still glued, Latina seems didn't hear what Sarah said and keep wandering her eyes to the whole store.
"Say, why don't you introduce me to your wife?"
Orion halted, he staring at Sarah's eyes and said, "Like I said, she's not my wife,"
"Well, your action tells otherwise,"
She's leaning to the desk and use her hand to rest her head while pointing her eyes towards Orion's other hands and then back to Orion. When the two of them eyes meet, Sarah put a smug smile on her face.
"...."
"Such a shy person you are, Orion," said her.
"Why not admit it that she's your wife,"
"Like I said, she not my-"
When Orion want to explained it to her, his words being cut by Latina.
"Wife? Who?"
"It's you," said Sarah.
"Me?"
Sarah nodded, realizing what Sarah's meant. Latina's ears turned red and cast her eyes downward. Seeing that, in Orion's mind he thought, 'Come on, you've just make the situation worse.'