In the afternoon.
The sky covered with red and orange colours as the sun set above the clouds. Towards the east of the Thoosa village a smelling aroma was flouting through the air. The trail of the aroma coming from a small cabin close to the forest. The nice smelling aroma was from Riley cooking inside the kitchen.
She was preparing different kind of dishes inside every pots. When she was done she set-up both their plates at the living-room. Sounds of footsteps slowly approached the front of the door, opening it was Ryan who casually walked inside straight to his room walking-off pass Riley with a cold expression.
With a angered look Riley quickly rushed towards his door, continuously knocking on it! Puzzled, Ryan opened his eyes lying on top of his bed wondering what did she want? He slightly sighed his mouth with a irritation.
"What do you want now?" Ryan slightly opened the door showing only his face; The expression on his face said it all that he wanted to be left alone, he mind and body were both tired right then, but standing outside his door was someone who did was to hear anything he said.
"Why are you always bothering me? Do you not have anything to do beside bothering me, right?" Ryan said with a irritated face. Riley clinched her teeth grabbing him from the door, she dragged his out towards the living-room.
She sat Ryan on a wooden chair, she rigidly handed him his plate of food. Riley glared hard at him waiting for him to eat the food. Ryan was taken by surprised by Riley weird and confusing behaviour. He placed down the plate down and asked, "Did you cook this?"
He questioned Riley if she was the one to cook the food. Looking at the plate the food looked delicious and the aroma was breathe taking. He slightly licked the top of his mouth glancing at the food, he remarked if the food was poised, poison does not work on him. The only she could kill him was the cut-out his heart or slays his head. He slightly grinned looking up at Riley.
With a frustrated look Riley handed him the plate again, and said, "I don't know which fantasy novels you been reading but I have time to poison you. Why would I even poison you for?" She stated with a serious voice. She sighed through the side reassuring him that the food was safe to eat. Ryan smirked taking another look towards the food the smelling aroma was fresh.
He took his first taste of the food his whole body froze to the aftertaste of the food; It was like the food was melting on his tongue with all the tasty aromas with it. Suddenly, he flashback a glimmer time through his past eating a meal in some house.
Riley sat beside his eating her own plate as well. While there were eating a strange sound was heard by the two of them. The both stood up fast, with Ryan checking through all the windows and Riley rushed to open the door-handle.
Looking outside the door Riley saw nothing outside, it was only the pitch black through the night. She closed the door as both of them returned to finishing their meals. Both of them immediately went to sleep after finishing up their meals.
Inside his room Ryan was glaring up at the ceiling while relaxing his back on the bed. He looked up seeming to be lost in thought. His whole body was relaxed in feeling everything throughout their surroundings; He was able to hear from far towards the inside of the forest, and is smell could detect things from a mile away. Ryan wore a worried expression due to the strange noise earlier. He had to be on guard because Riley seemed unaware of things happening.
'The food she made was delicious. Best food I have ever had even street food doesn't taste that good. She could make some man the luckiest by cooking for them. Nah, but her rude behaviour will chase away everyone.' Ryan faintly laughed to himself. Riley was sometimes soft and sometimes annoying to be around. He was court between those chasing behaviours as they chased like seasons.
To her room Riley moving through her blanket and bed. She murmured throughout her sleep as if having a nightmare. Through, the darkness of the room a looming shadow with red eyed approached the side of her bed. The shadow approached it hands at Riley head, before it could do so she immediately opened both her eyes.
She widened her eyes looking through the room. Riley could sense that someone or something was inside her room then. She stood walking hard at Ryan door. Waiting outside the door her hand hesitated to knock at it. Annoyed! She returned back to her room continued to sleep throughout the night.
Morning.
Riley walked out her room washing up her face and whole body with water outside. She then prepared two dishes for her and Ryan. For sometime she ate her entire food while Ryan dish was still no touched, she looked towards his door thinking he longer than anyone she knew.
She walked straight opening Ryan door, she was surprised to not find him inside. Guess he wake up earlier than her! She pout her face closing the door behind her. She went through bag searching for fresh clothes to wear. Wearing a long blue dress, showing her curves at the back, and long brown boots.
Moments later.
While walking through the road curved in-between the rice fields. Earl in the morning many people were working endlessly attending to the rice fields; It was a daily route for the people at the village, they sold rice, medicinal herbs and lot other consumption materials. They trade the food the grew to other nations and lands as their small island did not have everything. Somethings like beds, chairs and other furniture they cannot produce themselves, so they rely on the transaction through the other places.
The wood provided to build their houses and furniture was shipped from the outside to the island. The medicinal herbs provided by Thoosa were used to produce the most healing medicine in the world. The village was small but it wealthy resources stretched so far. It wealthy statues was almost equal to Parcel.
"Hello madam. Good to finally meet you again," A voice came from the side, it was a villager approaching Riley side. Riley frowned her brows not recognizing the figure walking at her. The villager faintly smiled pulling out his hand forward hoping for a handshake, but Riley hesitated to pull up her hand to the figure.
"Oh, sorry for acting too familiar, you must have forgotten me already. I heard you were a beauty but, not one said you were this beautiful." The villager stated with a soft voice, he gently placed his right hand on his left chest side and bowing his head towards Riley.
"Ahh sorry, can you please kindly remind me where did we met? What's your name sir?" asked Riley. She was puzzled by the stranger approaching her. She had no memory of meeting the person.
The villager who name was Enzo begun to laugh remarking she was funny. He reassured her that it was there first time meeting. Riley sighed with enjoy that she did not forgot him. She pulled out her hand shaking his hand. They both greet each other with delightedness.
"Please stopping calling me madam. You can call me Riley alright," Riley stated.
"How could I do that you are sir Ryan wife!" Enzo stated. Riley widened her eyes with shocked, she did not know that everyone thought she and Ryan were together.
"N...no, no! We are only partner for this mission, what are you talking about?!" Riley face flustered while denying her feelings towards Ryan. She did even like Ryan? She yelled out at Enzo listening to her.
"Sorry we all thought that when you living with him that you were his wife. Everyone here knows only a husband and wife lived together. If his your partner, why are you living with him?"
"It because I love him," Riley sarcastically said smiling. Enzo looked at her puzzled. She gently laughed stating they felt comfortable staying together than apart, but inside she did not know that she was able to get her own place.
"How big are the cyclopes?" Riley asked looking at Enzo. Enzo body shook an his eyes nervously looked towards the side. Riley approached him grabbing his hand calming him down.
"I am sorry to ask this so soon after the attack, please forgive me sir." Riley turned her back while about to walk off Enzo grabbed her hand stopping her.
He mouth stammered to form the words, he then murmured, "They took away my brother, aunt and uncle. I have never witness something so horrifying before. They came during at night with us sleeping, many people dying that night," Enzo spoken with a sadden tone. When his eyes flashed back to that day tears filled them pouring down from them.