Alvah travelled for a week and two days.
" So there really is a place aside from Elysian and Tartarus. Which means the places used for the evaluation are real ".
He finally came out of the forest, seeing villagers. They seem to be working particularly with iron, he stood at the entrance which indicated BLACKSMITHS VILLAGE. He looked at it and walked in
He sat on the bench which was beside a stall. Something didn't feel right.
He walked back into the forest but not too deep. He was only a few metres away from the village.
Sound of moving bush,
He appeared at the person's back with his chains wrapped on the person's thin neck.
She felt the cold chain around her neck, she turned around and gasped. He was shocked to see a girl of age four looking at him.
He quickly removed the chains off her neck, "Sorry", he apologized, rubbing her neck and warming her.
She smiled and walked closer to him. With her baby voice she spoke up, " You don't have to feel uncomfortable because you are lost. Our village is safe, I could give a tour?". She offered with a warm smile.
' Why was she watching me? ', he thought.
For someone about her age how would she give me a tour around a village, does she live here.
"No". He rejected. " Why are you stalking me, you have to go, how.., why would you follow someone about like that?. he asked her not even believing that she understands this much words.
" I'm not stalking you, you are the one who looks suspicious, I have to know your intentions. Who are you?", she asked him crossing her arms about her chest.
"I'm Alvah", he replied. She paused for some seconds, " I like your name ".
"What's your name?", he asked. "Adalyn". He nodded wisely. " You're quite handsome". she said to him not denying that she had followed him here because she was curious what someone like him is doing here.
He smiled at her, " let's go to your house ". He said lending his palm.
"No!", she refused, " I don't want to go home ". " I don't know you, and I can't stay with you. I need to take you back".
" Let's stroll the village". she said ignoring what he said and held his hand.
He covered his face with his hand. She looked at him with a narrowed brow. " why are you covering your face?".
He didn't reply.
She looked away and continued taking short and fast steps, still holding his hand.
They entered the village.
They both got a lot of attention, and he didn't like it. A hand suddenly held his shoulders, turning him aggressively to hit him.
As Alvah turned around, he shifted a bit to the left, causing the man to fall because of the force he came with to hit him.
" What was that?". Alvah asked him. Everyone stopped instantly what they were doing like they waited for this moment.
"Get him", the man on the ground shouted.
"Stop!", adalyn shouted with her tiny voice. "He's my friend".
"Friend?" they all repeated. "Yes", she replied holding his hand tightly.
Alvah crouched down to her height, " I have to go now".
"But ..."
" Let's get you home first okay". He looked at all of them and walked away with her.
"Why do you travel this far?", he asked her after walking for an hour and few minutes.
She didn't reply him. He looked at her, she was exhausted after walking for soo long.
" Can I get you something to eat?", he asked after looking at her pale condition. She could only nod.
They got to a small restaurant. "Do you have money?" he asked.
She smiled and walked in, a waiter got to their table. " What is your order please?".
"We'll take two bowl of rice and chicken". "Okay". As he was about to leave, Alvah signaled to the waiter to bring only one. The waiter nodded and left.
After some minutes, he brought the rice and chicken for her.
After glaring at the food she asked, " Why is there one bowl". " I'm sorry but he rejected the food".
She looked at Alvah's expressionless face. "Why?", she asked.
"I'm not hungry", was his reply.
"Please, can you wrap this up, it's late and she need to go home". The waiter nodded but didn't leave yet. "Do you know him?" her asked Adalyn.
"Yes", she replied." Okay, I'll pack this up for you".
He went In and after a few minutes he came out with her packaged food.
"Let's go". He held her small palm and they left.
Alvah stopped immediately when they got outside, realization dawned on him, he looked at her and she looked at him.
He asked, " where are we going? ". "Home", she responded.
He laughed, "where is your home?". he asked seriously. She didn't reply. He crouched to her height. " You're playing with me". he said with a deep voice that sent cold shivers down her spine.
" You never did ask, but I want to stay away from home that's why I'm wasting your time". She was quite bold to tell the truth. Maybe because she knew she had wronged him from the start.
" Don't worry I'll not lie this time around, let's go", she held his palm and he stood up
He asked, "Why don't you want to go home?". "It's a long story".
She talks like she's experienced in life, he thought.
"Let me", he carried her and continued to walk. The condition he saw her before was not funny, she might have passed out.
They were inside of the village and it was already night. They were different buildings, where she kept directing until she saw her house then she pointed at it.
He dropped her, pulling down the cloak from his covered nose to mouth. "Thank you". She said.
She asked him," will I see you again?".
He grinned. " Come in ". She said. " No thanks". " Wait, she ran to the back door, all the way to her room. She came out with a small sack of coin, " take this, you'll need it".
She realized that he has no money so this might help him for some time.
He accepted it. Looking down at her he asked, " I need a favor"
"What is it?". " Do you know anyone with the possession of fire around here? "
She replied, " Not around here, but in the Fire District. There are other districts, but you wouldn't find fire here. Except maybe the mixed district".
"I can take you there if you want to", she offered with a great smile.
He roughed her hair a bit. She laughed. " I'm off , bye..".
He teleported away. " Where did he go?", she searched around the corner, she couldn't find him. She entered the house.
"Where were you?", a female voice was heard from across the room. She hugged the girl tightly, then pecked her on the forehead.
Alvah looked at the coins she gave to him. He went to a highland to have some rest.
He kept thinking how he would find the fire district, ' the small girl did know where it was but I can't take her with me '.
"She's something though".
' Judging from what I saw, this village is really all about blacksmithing. There should be other villages '.
" Looks like the district are the ones with powers, the villagers are normal".