Her smile was macigal, her legs were attractive, her lips, hair, everything was captivating about her. I wonder how a pretty lady is not married or is she?
" It's so beautiful. " I said while looking at her marvellous smile.
" Well yes, it is. It's a city for the commoners and nobles." she replied. I was talking about your smile, not the city. You stole the show. This citiy's beauty is no match for yours.
She added:
" Do you see that giant statue of a hand? "
" Is that a statue? I thought it was a tree. "
" It is so old that plants are growing on it. "
" So that's why the city has its name: Greenhand. "
" I'm afraid my lord this is not the only reason. "
" Really? "
" The statue was built by the first men 5000 years ago. It was an homage to Uius, the god of nature and harvest. Sadly only the hand remained after all these years. "
" Woah! It can't imagine how gigantic the original statue is. Just look at the size of the hand! "
" That is the power of the human race. We can achieve anything we want. "
I was surprised by her saying:
" The human race? "
" You didn't know? There are other races besides humans. "
" And where are they? "
" They were banished from our continent in the second great war. "
" Were they evil? "
" I don't know, boy. No one knows because we didn't live in that era. But one thing I'm very sure of it is that you will always find evil and good in everyone. "
" You are very kind, my lady. You can't be evil. "
" I'm not sure about that. And boy, you can call me Aerith. We're friends now right? "
" Of course. " I smiled at her.
" Let's ask about your guy. "
" Sure, Aerith. "
Mr.Alan, the butler helped me get off the carriage and we began questioning people: A dark-haired young man with emerald eyes and a mark on his left arm.
After long searching, we never manage to get any pieces of information.
Suddenly, when I nearly lost hope a young man came to us.
" Sir Alfred: the hotel owner wants to talk to you. He recognizes your guy. "
Finally, a good thing! I was so excited to talk to this Sir Alfred.
We entered and there was a fascinating scene unfolding before me. High-quality furniture and huge ceramic walls contained several paintings and sculptures. That is definitely a noble's hotel.
As we passed through the rooms, we crossed a giant door made of ruby and had crimson curtains on top of it.
The young man knocked on the door:
" Sir, I brought the strangers. "
A voice answered from behind the door:
" Yes, come in! "
The giant door was opened and an old man with a stick was sitting on an argent chair. He could see the whole city from his balcony.
" So, you were asking about a young man, with dark messy hair, green eyes, and a mark on his left arm? " said the hotel's owner.
I jumped:
" Yes, my lord. "
" He rented our finest room for three nights, but he only stayed for one and left. "
Three nights in this fancy hotel? The young man must be so wealthy.
The owner added:
" He also left this black coat. Do you want it? "
I affirmed:
" Yes, please. "
We took the coat and left the hotel.
As I searched the coat for any useful thing I found a piece of paper.
I opened the paper and found a text written on it:
<< The reunion of the two lovers >>
And there was a small word on the bottom of the paper:
<< Moonlight >>
" What's this? I can't understand it. " I shaked my head. I am illiterate as I never had the chance to study, I can read only the first three alphabets I learned from my sister's teachings.
Lady Aerith suggested that she sees the paper and luckily, she solved the puzzle.
" He is refering the story of the forbidden love of Tice and Sona. "
" Tice and Sona? "
She unfolded a map.
" Look, these are the two neighbor lands: Tice and Sona named after the most famous couple through the history of Nuabya. "
" I don't know them. "
" Before Nuabya became unified by The Great Salamander. There were conflicts and alliances between separated lands. And from those conflicted lands there were two. Those two lands were in a long war that lasted for two decades until two of their people fell in love with each other. Tice and Sona. Thus, they were the son and daughter of the two leaders. They both committed suicide as they were surrounded by enemies from both sides. They died while holding each other's hands in the sea. This scene awakened the hearts of the people and encouraged them to stop the meaningless war. As a tribute to those two lovers, they named the lands after them: Tice and Sona. They also named the sea that separates the two lands by the forbidden sea. "
I enjoyed the story. Lady Aerith does know a lot of interesting things. She continued explaining:
" Tice and Sona's crossing is the seaport of Landnor. "
" And what is the meaning of midnight. " I asked.
" It's the time where the man will be there. The couple ended the war after two decades. That means we will find him there, after two days from now, it's been already one day. We will find him tomorrow at Landnor's seaport when the moon rises. "
" Can we make it on time? " I was worried.
" Leave that to me, boy. Come on, hop in! "
The carriage departed. As I was tired I wanted to sleep and lady Aerith gently pulled my head to her lap.
" Now try to get some sleep. "
She had a familiar warmth in her hands. The same one as my mother's.
I'm really glad I met her.
I guess I'm drowsy.
I will sleep.
sle.....
I got waked up by a gentle voice once again.
" Lord Terric. We reached our destination. I hope I didn't disturb your slumber. "
" Oh, no. You didn't Aerith. "
She looked at Mr.Alan while speaking:
" You can leave us, sir Alan. "
" Very well, my lady. "
The carriage left.
What is she thinking?
Is she serious?
How can we stay in this sinister place alone at night?
The evening occurred as the moon rose. On top of a hill, I could see a young man sitting and watching the moon. He had dark hair and was wearing a black coat.
As soon as the man noticed us he rushed towards us and in a blink of an eye, I found myself carried by him while his shoulder was bleeding.
I saw Aerith's facial expression changing into something scary, something monsterous as she was grabbing a sai*.
The young man shouted:
" STAY BEHIND ME. "
He drew his red stone dagger and added:
" Do you want to die that badly, Emma? "
Index:
*sai is a Japanese traditional melee weapon used for stabbing.