My eyes keeps following the panicking Sahana, he's been pacing back and forth. Stops midway, then continue.
He looks troubled, but he is cute when he puts his fingers to his chin. He will mumble some words then continue his pacing.
I just woke up, actually a little late. Flora already prepared a meal for me. The three idiots said that they have a practice about magic, whatsoever it was.
Eiliff is with the damn dragon. And here I am, stuck with Sahana's panicking.
"So, slowly elaborate your worries my dear Sahana?"
"My lady?"
I sigh and rested my back. "You have been pacing back and forth, did you kill someone? Do you need help to hide the body?"
"N-no! I mean, no! Why would I kill anybody?!" He ask, mortified.
I hold my laughter and continue. "So, what is it that's making you panic right now?"
"Well, it's never easy to face the others right after I became a kid." His face embarrassed, looks at me.
"Hmm? It wasn't, I mean you were cute then."
"Cute?! If only I knew who turned me being a child!"
"Then what? What will you do?" I ask curiously.
Sahan stops his pacing, and stand infront pf me. And since he is tall, my neck will suffer for sure.
"No, I will never do that."
"Then what's with the fuss?"
He look at me before answering. "It became honestly weird." He sigh. "And I can remember exactly what happened."
I tried holding my laughter. Just looking at his gloomy mood, it is indeed fun. "That's fine. I enjoyed your companion being kid. And you were the sweetest."
"But my lady..." Defeated, he hang his head low.
I was about to rebut for another teasing when I look at the doorway. Though it's close, footsteps can be heard.
"Are we expecting any guests today?"
"None my lady. And we are not expecting Master to comeback early. Is there any problem?" Sahana replied with a question.
"I see, but.." I look around the house we are in now. I don't know whereinthehell are we now, but this house is a decent one too. Enough space for a living room. What's bothering me now is.. "I have been hearing footsteps around the house."
Sahana became serious when I said that. He suddenly looked on guard as if ready to fight someone.
"Baley and Arcon are just outside my lady." Though concern, he made it sounded like giving me an assurance.
And what's weird is, ever since coming into this world, I gained this eerie feelings to my sorrounding. As if preparing for dangers.
"You sure?." I look around. "But there seems to be a lot of people outside. Where's Flora again?"
"She's outside for the meantime." Sahana responded.
"I see. But those around us are quite bothering."
Sahana look at me before finally going out. "I'll go check outside my lady."
I nod at him. "Be careful."
Sahana gave me a look before finally going out. Me, on the other hand stayed sitting. It's worrying that it's just the two of us here. The three idiots are out. Well, they looks strong, most of the time.
And now that I remember how I passed out again last time, it's becoming embarrassing to remember. As what Eiliff said, that damn dragon released mana back then. And my weak body cannot handle it.
That's what they said.
It's becoming weird. Magicians, magic and whatsoever. They are all weird.
"My lady."
I look up to see Baley, who's out of breath standing in the front door.
"What happened to you?" I ask and got up from sitting.
"I have heard what you said. And for now Arcon is checking the area."
"Oh, but you have to calm down first. I'll go get you something to drink." As I said that and about to leave, he stops me.
"I am fine my lady. Please don't bother yourself."
"Are you sure? You look like you are about to have an asthma attack." I said. "How about Flora? Is she coming back now?" My heart started beating fast, remembering Flora outside.
"She's coming home with Chess lady Prestine."
Nah, I have become scared for a minute because of Flora.
Looking around the entire house makes me worried for some reason. Are they targetting this house now?
"Let's get you back to your room for now my lady." Baley said while giving me the gesture.
"Baley."
"Yes my lady?"
"Let's wait for Flora." I said.
I returned to my seat. But my heart didn't stop from feeling the fear around the house. Those who aim to hurt us seems standing still around. More or less twenty people. And I can feel those intents nearby.
"What will happen if we got attacked now?" Curious, I look at Baley.
He takes his seat infront of me. "I bet they are not even scared. You are being targetted. Hmm, this seems fun." Baley smirks. "Seems like they are not scared of us anymore."
Shivers went down to my spine when I see Baley smirk. He looks like he's about to commit the most atrocious murder, anytime soon.
"W-who would do that?" I ask.
Baley stand and stay beside me. My fingers started shaking when my heart can't calm down.
"I hope Flora will be back sooner." I mumble.
"What is going on here now?" This time, it was Arcon who barge inside. His smiles is as wide as a platter. "Are we having food now?" Behind him is Flora.
"My lady." Flora said and hurried to my side. "I've heard from Sir Sahana."
I nodded at her and gave her a smile. "Everyone's here."
"Yes."
"We cannot ignore Lady Prestine, this already happened before. We were attacked too." Flora.
"Well, you have mentioned it before Flora." Arcon. "Seems like sticking around Lady Prestine is more fun than with you Chess."
"Stop with that thinking Arcon." Sahana. "Can't you see that the lady is already scared."
I tried smiling when Arcon look at me. 'I think, I will be fine---' is what I wanted to say. But the feeling of this enormous yet being targetted makes my legs shiver.
It's scary. My mind is already occupied with being unharmed. But how can I feel their presence like this?
"They...they are.. they are comin-!" I hardly close my eyes and hug Flora. I can feel their killing intents. They are scary.
I suddenly heard loud explosions nearby. No, those are not ordinary explosions. Even the ground felt it.
"My lady!" I heard someone call for me. But it was just a second when another explosions was heard.
And that explosions happened to be nearby the house!
Someone have carried me already while running outside. I can't open my eyes because I am too scared to check what's happening around.
"They are coming this way!" I screamed and heard another explosions!
I can hear Flora's cough due to the explosions.
"My lady, please stand back." It was Arcon's serious voice.
I didn't even notice, but it was him who carried me. "O-okay."
"My lady!" Flora who's running to my side while coughing. "Are you okay?"
"I-" I stop my question midway when I saw blood to her forehead. "You are bleeding!"
I exasperately look for a cloth to cover Flora's bleeding forehead. Now that we are outside, I can see that the house we are occupying is very far from the town.
"Flora."
"I am fine my lady. Let's stay he---"
Before Flora could finish what's she was saying, another explosion happened. And I saw it with my two eyes!
That explosion happened where the house was built. And whoever is the owner of that house must be feeling sad right now. It just obliterated in a single explosion.
"My lady!" Arcon who came to my side.
"Flora's, Flora's been been hit by a rubble!"
"My lady calm down!" Flora. "I will be fine."
I tried holding the cloth that I put on Flora's head when I felt a very pressuring presence behind me.
It was just a matter of second but when I look behind me was a man covered with a gray cloak was pointing his hand at me.
"You will be taken by me!" Those black orbs of an eyes stares at me with madness.
"My lady!"
My body has frozen in fear, I can't, I can't make my legs move. I am so scared. My entire body is shaking vehemently. It even felt like I am just waiting for him to take me.
"At whom are you pointing bastard!"
There seems to have lighten around me. Arcon was already behind me and pulling me to his back.
The light almost blinded my eyes, and it disappear. "My lady, are you hurt?"
"I am fine...no! There's another one!" After I said those words the ground started to vibrate. The quick quake made me fall on my knees, while covering Flora's head, Arcon's cloak covered me with Flora.
The ground judder as if it's about to swallow it's sorrounding.
Baley and Chess are fighting the other cloaked persons who are aiming me.
"W-what, why are they here?!"
"Stand back my lady. Stay with Ma'am Flora now."
I reach out for Arcon when he was about to leave my side. "There are more coming here. There are coming a lot to this side Arcon."
Tears started to sting my eyes when I heard another explosion. "It's dangerous Arcon!" Flora, who fell unconscious to my laps. And now Arcon want to leave our side.
Baley who has a smug smirk on his face is attacking those cloaked people, while Chess and Sahana is backing him up.
If, if Arcon leave our side, it will only bring danger to him.
"S-stay Arcon." I plead at him with close eyes. "Y-you will get hurt." I am aware of every words that came out from my own mouth, but it's scary to think that Arcon will get hurt because of me.
Those persons who wears gray cloaked, attacking us mercilessly are more stronger. I can feel it. Those killing intents. Those pressures around us. Or is this another mana that I am feeling? It's as if pushing me on the ground effortlessly.
"Arcon..."
He look at me with a determination to fight. "Yes my lady, I will stay beside you."
I was relieaved when I heard him said that. I know how much you wanted to fight them back, but with me having doubts, I don't want you to go. "There are more coming.."
"My lady, we should hide somewhere." Flora said as soon as she wakes up.
"No, let's wait. Eiliff is coming this way." I look behind to see nothing but dusts. But Eiliff is coming.
He must come and help his magicians.
Another explosions was heard, and at the same time Baley's laughter. He seemed enjoying counter attacking those impudents.
Those explosions are resulting that even the grounds is shaking. Those explosions are not ordinary. Even the after effect scares my ears.
I want to look around to check them when I felt a weird presence around us. "Arcon..something is coming."
Arcon nod at me and stayed on guard.
It's scary, that presence alone is making me want to collapse right now. It's pushing me to my core to get scared. Damn it!
"Agh..!" I suddenly vommited blood.
"My lady!"
Both my hands are shaking tremendously when I saw the blood that dirtied my dress. That sole person who's aiming his mana at me is making me feel weak right now.
It's starting to make my visions blurry.
"My lady.."
I don't want to collapse now. Please, not this time! Not this time where everyone is fighting! Where we are being attacked!
I can't collapse right here now that I am aware that it is me, who's their targetting.
Another loud explosion happened that made me flinched. Flora who's stay beside me is now embracing me.
"Arcon.."
"Yes my lady ..." He even kneel to make our eyes meet.
"W-when are they gonna stop attacking us?" My voice tremble, with another loud explosion, I am not sure if he even heard what I ask.
I'm scared already. And what keeps making me scared are those killing intents I have been feeling around.
"My lady.." Arcon said in a gentle voice. "Everything will be fine, just wait... those fools are no match with them." Giving me a small smile while glancing at them. "We will protect you."
After hearing him said that, the tear that I have been holding since these attackers came, finally falls down. "I am scared.." I said through my sobs.
My heart won't even calm down, so as my tears that keeps falling from my eyes. What should I do? Seeing how these magicians are being pushed back. Just look at how many of them are being attacked.
What should I do? Arcon is just staying still because I said so. What if he could help---.
My mind shattered when I felt like I saw Arcon being stabbed through his cloak. I-
"Arco---"
A deafening silence, I tried looking up, but the sky is clear. Every dust, every rubbles moves as slow as my breathing. The deafening silence made me cover my ears.
It's painful.
So painful that it feels like my ears are bleeding.
What the hell is going on now?
"I have come to rescue this damsel in distress..."