Chapter seventeen
Song recommendation . Shivers by Ed Sheeran
The sun right hit the room making Niverea groaned . She didn't want to wake up just yet .
Cecilia watched as Niverea tried to squirm away from the light and it made her giggle .
She thought it looked cute , but still they have to get going if they didn't want a reoccurrence of what happened yesterday .
"Niverea ! Niverea! We have to get going now ." She tapped her foot and another groan came out of her mouth .
Niverea stood up and rubbed her sleepy eyes , she stifled a yawn with the back of her hand and sat straight .
Her hair had fall from the bun that she toed yesterday before sleeping .
Yesterday was an unforgettable experience in her life . She was sure it would be imprinted in her mind forever . She never wanted to go through something like that again .
Turns out that Cecilia was a low class demon that was why she was drained of all energy after helping the cow out of the place . Cecilia had took her time to explain how everything including her power works .
As Niverea had known already , there was a lot of limitations to what a low class demon could do with their powers . They had super strength , yes , but it also came with a reverse result .
They need to concentrate all their senses to the only task at hand , which was getting the cow out to a safe place yesterday .
Hence , explaining why she couldn't hear when Niverea was shouting for her .
But thankfully she had found the shed , and gotten the fire and food ready before Niverea's arrival .
The shed seems to belonged to some traders or whoever it belonged to , Niverea didn't care to know but she was thankful for their provision of cooking utensils and a few food stuff .
Cecilia had been making some vegetable soup when Niverea came .
She opened the sizzling pot and a wide smile made it way to her face .
At least there was something edible and perhaps delicious if one was to judge by the wafting smell .
Niverea took no notice of her bleeding leg again as all her senses was all about the soup on the fire .
Cecilia was the one who saw her wounded leg , she had shouted and fussed over Niverea , telling her to sit down and this and that.
In the end , they tied the wound with a piece of clothes that they tore after washing it with some clean water .
As they sat down to eat, Niverea couldn't stop herself from worrying about the ongoing rain outside .
"Do you think this place would collapse from the rain ?? I mean ...it's an heavy rainfall . "She looked up from slurping the soup .
"Honestly I'm not sure either . This rain came as a suprise for everyone. I initially thought we'll stop at the inn that's just some miles away from here . But let's hope . " Cecilia said doubtfully .
Niverea rolled her eyes at the mention of that word "hope . " . It's just another bogus word for being delusional.
She glanced over to the cow , who was now sleeping peacefully . Good for it .
Niverea finished the soup in her plate and did not mind another refill . But that would have to do for tonight . They would some of it for their journey tommorow .
She arranged the rags of clothes on the floor and made a makeshift bed for the two of them to sleep . She closed her eyes , the sound of the rainfall outside filled the whole place .
She continued listening to the rhythm that was surprisingly soothing and refreshing to listen to .
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Cecilia waited outside with her bag slung on her shoulder as she watched as Niverea gathered her stuff .
Niverea walked towards her with her mouth twisted . In anger or sadness . Perhaps tiredness or even all .
"What is it again ?? . " Cecilia asked not knowing where the frown was stemmed from .
"The cow ,! The stupid cow ! How are we going to ...what are we .. I mean what I'm I going to do about it . " She stomped her foot on the ground in annoyance .
Oh the cow . Cecilia had totally forgotten about it . She glanced at the far end of the room , and there it was looking tired as well .
Look like they all could use some rest , but time is something they don't have for now .
"If only there's a way to get the cow to walk ?? It's just a few miles away from another carriage park . We'll board another public carriage that'll take us directly to the city . It shouldn't be more than a day journey . That is , if everything goes as planned . " She looked up to the sky and Niverea already knew what she was talking about .
"Yeah I think ? Let's give it a try . " Niverea said .
She untied the cow and they all head out . The ground was muddy and wet . Niverea could clearly see the damage that was done yesterday .
The erosion had dug a few holes here and there . Everywhere was filled with water and mud . But much better than that of yesterday .
Niverea scratched her neck with the stick in her hand , she planned on controlling the cow with the stick .
The sun wasn't as hot but Niverea was getting tired .
"Oooof . Huh . " She stopped in her track making Cecilia almost bump into her .
"What's with you ? Why did you stop again?? . " Cecilia frowned .
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Niverea scratched her butt and the feeling of uncomfortability came in full force . It has been an hour of waiting for the carriage to come .
The carriage park was as packed as yesterday as there were fewer people there . Niverea could certainly recognize some new faces and a few old faces that she saw yesterday .
They were all waiting for the new vehicle .
Niverea could only hope that the carriage would be able to withstand any change in weather or rather that the weather would be agreeable till they got to the city at least .
She definitely would not be able to handle another night in the rain , with a deaf Cecilia and the dirty water up her throat. Just thinking about it made her want to pat herself and tell herself" great job. Or a good job you've done there . " . Surviving in such situation isn't an easy feat .
The sun had gotten hotter and Niverea placed her two hands on her head as a shade and tried to look farther into the road . It was now less muddy and was getting dried up .
The cow was safely tied to the tree nearby and Cecilia sat there , chewing dàá and looking around too .
Niverea shook her head and wondered how on Earth are the people able to eat the bitter fruit .
A honking sounded from afar and just like everyone else , Niverea stood on her toes and glanced at the coming carriage . It was bigger in size and from the little she can see , it roof wasn't that bad .
Even though she couldn't be entirely sure , it still looked better .
Long at last , the carriage approached them and stopped right in front . Since the crowd was less , which means that they could all get in together.
But then there was the issue that haven't even crossed Niverea's mind for a few seconds , she had totally forgotten about it given the position that they were in. Like , who wouldn't?!
There was no money for the Transportation. Madvil had paid for her initial trip and she was supposed to pay for the other transportation from the money that she makes .
And here she was , no making any money but finding herself in some hot forest while waiting for another cartridge whose money she couldn't afford just yet .
And now she was left with only two options ..
First , stay here and wither away in the sun , get dried like firewood or blown away by the wind , perhaps drown in the heavy rainfall and leave the cow to the same faith also .
Or , ask for somebody ...that's none other than Cecilia for help and perhaps tried to pay her back after selling the cow . And readied herself for the upcoming lashing that she'll receive at home for spending more than the allotted money .
The second option seems better , at least she'll still be alive . She gulped and smile sheepishly at the coach man who ,after checking in her cow into the storage space was telling her about the additional cost .
Well , what do we have here ?? Look like she was in for more trouble than she'd expected . But then trouble had always been following her .