Two children with black hair that looked almost identical to each other stood near a statue. They were both around 5 years of age, while Brutus was playing with his pet bird. Conan was silently looking at her mother, who was walking back and forth and looked anxious.
The child Conan didn't like when his mother was worried, he walked toward her and grabbed her hand. " Mama, what happened?" The boy asked.
" Nothing, My little wolf, Mama is just a little anxious since your father is coming to meet you and your brother after a long time." She answered and picked Conan up in her arms.
Since the day he and Brutus were born they had lived in this place where the ground and sky, everything is white with a large red tree in the middle of this space. And, Other than their mother, some servants live with them to serve them and protect them.
" What? Father is Coming," Unlike Conan Brutus was excited about meeting his father and started to jump in excitement. Meanwhile, Conan shared his mother's anxiousness, he had never seen his father before. Their mother had only told stories about their father just like she tells them about the rest of the world.
There were many times that they were sad to be not allowed to go to the places that their mother described. Conan and Brutus both were smart kids and were quick to learn anything taught to them.
They received books to read and the education that every child must get as a child of the Augustine family. Conan was anxious to meet his father, unsure of how he should behave. Their mother had told them to just act like they always do.
Sensing this anxiety from Conan, her mother gently but tightly hugged him which also helped her to calm down. She was a gentle and kind woman as Conan remembered.
He embraced her and let his negative thoughts leave his mind. This was how Conan had always calmed himself, these memories of his mother had made him feel the warmth of the kind mother that he had lost.
Even when Conan was sleeping, tears fell from his eyes as he saw this memory again today in his dreams. The sadness made him wake up, he got up from the bed and went towards the window of the room.
' Just like Kenny, mother also did nothing wrong. Why do innocent people always become the victim?' Conan rubbed his hand to deter the coldness.
After the burial of the boy, they left the inn, Conan asked Mark for a favour which he was happy to comply with. Mark arranged a place for them to stay after they left the inn.
The three of them who were going to have a fun time talking about their quest over dinner hadn't talked much since yesterday and were feeling down because of the incident.
Zosia and the other warriors of Light headed toward the kingdom. Zosia wanted to ask about Conan but couldn't because of the circumstances.
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" You said your mission was just to scout," Yelena shouted, the three of them were in the jeep that Ben was driving. Unfortunately, the bike was damaged and couldn't be repaired so they had to bind it above the Car.
" It was, but in case I found anything, I was also told to get rid of that," Conan said.
" And that thing happens to be a lord level monster and a horde of spirit beasts."
" Seriously, Your mission was too dangerous," Ben said, " I remember you fighting against that frog-like beast if there were many like that on your mission then I don't understand how you did it."
" He is holding back in front of us, that is obvious," Yelena said as he pulled Conan's hair.
" Let go, are you a little girl?" Conan yelled.
" Hey, I heard the news that this doctor lang left after healing the infected person," Conan said.
" I think we should go after him."
" Why? aren't you looking for someone whose name is Axel?" Ben questioned.
" Right now we don't know where he is, However that doctor has piqued my interest, this person may be an alchemist. There are not many of them but they can make miraculous potions that can do anything."
" As far as I know, there are not many of them. Since they are so rare, why do you think that you will find them here?"
" You see I have no more supply of potions, the last one was what I gave to Ben."
" And I am thankful that you did, otherwise you would not have a driver here." Ben chuckled.
" You know that was a reckless move, I am not sure how you did it, considering they had guns and there were so many of them."
" I use brains," Ben answered.
" Mr ' I use brains', If you did something like this again in such a reckless way then I will shoot you seven times after you have been killed by the enemy," Yelena said in a teasing voice.
" What did I do wrong? Conan would have done the same thing, right?" He asked as he looked back through the mirror at Conan.
" I don't know, I would have easily killed them so such a situation, I can not imagine. However, it is not like we will only meet such weak people. In my opinion, as long as I can then I will."
" Hmph! You guys may be a bunch of good guys but I am not. I accepted just because there was a good reward."
" I also got a big haul for myself."
" Am I the only poor man here?" Ben said making the other two laugh.
" Hey, should we go meet some outsiders? Mark said there is a village of Barbarians nearby." Conan said suddenly.
" Meet the what?" Yelena and Ben both said in surprise.