The boy in question had short black hair, and blue eyes, and looked about the same age.
"Oh Mizu! Perfect timing dear. This boy right here was looking for someone like you."
"Who is this Mom?"
"Who is this, Ms. Dorthy?" We both said at the same time.
"Mizu, this is Soukou, Gozans boy. Soukou this is Mizu, my adoptive son."
"Adoptive?"
"Yes, it's when you take a child as your own; when their parents are no longer around, or don't want them. It's like what you are to Gozan."
"Oh. I see. Im sorry for you loss." I say while bowing torwards the boys directoin.
"Dont worry about it. What do you want from me?"
"Oh! Well I-" I cut myself off as i realize dorthys right behind me.
"Lets go outside to talk."
"Hm? Alright." Mizu says coldly.
Were outside, just behind the shack.
"So, what do you want?"
"Well, it's a bit complicated. Me and my friend went to the tavern when i was showing her around and we overheard some bad guys planning to take an elve as a slave. We want to rescue her, but we don't want to tell any adults because they hate elves. So we wanted to find someone around our age that's good at magic to help us."
"So that's why you were looking for me."
"Yeah!"
"It's out of the question."
"What why?"
"First of all, I could care less about some elve slave. Second of all i don't know you nor do i care. Third of all it's the adult's job to take care of something like that."
"What.." I say with a frown on my face.
We sit there in an awkward silence for a few moments.
"Mizu, you're lying right? The Mizu I used to know would never say anything like that."
"What do you mean..?"
"Well, I used to have a brother named Mizu, he was the kindest sweetest person i ever knew.."
"What happened to him?"
"He died. With the rest of my family." I try to hold my tears back with a smile on my face but.. one tear got through and trickled down my face.
"I'm sorry for your loss. I'm not that Mizu though, I'm me."
"You don't want to save a helpless person?"
"Its not my place."
"Are you scared?" This seemed to shock Mizu, he had a quizzical expression.
"I tried to save someone once.. and now they are dead. I do not want the weight of someone's life resting on me again."
"Who did you try to save?"
"My family."
"What happened?"
He gritted his teeth, he looked sad beyond belief.
"They.. were killed. Bandits, they took my family life and I failed at saving them." He said as a tear trickled down his cheek
"You're just like me.."
"What do you mean?"
"I couldn't save my family either.. they're all gone. Thats why! That's why i don't want anyone else dying when I can protect them. I might not of been able to protect my family but I can protect the elf.. I can! But I can't without your help Mizu... please! Please!" I prostrate myself in front of him, burying my face into the ground with tears coming out of my face.
It seems tears start to slowly flow out of his pupils. "Alright... stop crying." Those words just seem to barely escape the cave of his mouth.
"Really?!" I jump up in excitement
"Hurry up and tell me the plan before I change my mind." He replied clearly trying to hide his embarrassment.
"hahaha.. so you see"
"YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN?!"
"I see. Well then let us go meet this friend of yours. From there, we'll make a plan."
"Let's do it!!"
And so, we're off.