In the middle of the forest, a house is to be seen, inside the house, Maxim is laying down in a bed.
'Whe- where am I?'Maxim thought as he open his eyes slowly.
Looking around, Maxim saw a kid his age is sitting peeling fruits."Oh you're awake."the boy said."Are you feeling better now?"
"My head is still foggy."Maxim answered."Where am I?"
"My Father and I was out hunting when we saw you laying unconscious on the riverside."The boy paused."What happened to you?"
"I-"Maxim stopped, he remembered everything that he did, he ran away from home when he shouldn't, Anthony and Sister Annie must be worried.
"You don't have to answer it if you're not comfortable about it."the boy smiled."I'm Jay by the way."the boy streched his hand towards Maxim.
"I'm Maxim."Maxim shook Jay's hand.
"Then I'll call you Max."Jay said."Come on, let's go eat, mom should've finished cooking lunch."
"Lunch?"Maxim asked, confused about what time it is.
"It's already noon, you missed the breakfast because you're still a sleep."Jay explained."Enough about that, let's go down."
Maxim followed Jay down stairs, from there, he smells something he's not familliar with, it was meat, back in the church, they only ate vegetables and bread because the church is not that wealthy.
"Oh you're awake."A woman that has the same white hair as Jay, it was his mother, Martha."Sit down, you should it, you missed breakfast."
Maxim nodded and stared at the food."What? do you not like the food?"Martha asked."Don't worry, its good I promise."Jay said."It's her specialty."
Martha gave Maxim a signal to go ahead and eat, Maxim nodded and took his first bite, it was heaven, he then gobbled and ate the whole thing.
"Hey men chill out, no one's gonna take it from you."Jay said."Oh mom, Where's father?"Jay switched his attention to his mother and asked.
"He's gone out to hunt while you are keeping eye on this little one."Martha answered."Max, that's his name."Jay told her mother.
"Y-"Maxim Stutter."You said that you found me while hunting, are you a warrior?"Maxim asked.
"Yeah, Im also a warrior like my father, and Im about to reach 2 star warrior."Jay said excitedly."I'm level 5 right now."
Maxim sighed.'If only I had been awakened too.'He thought.
"Are you not a warrior?"Jay asked."You look down?"
"For some reason, I can't awaken."Maxim said in a low voice.
"That sucks."Jay commented."But don't worry, my father might help you, he's the one who awaken me, and if even him can't awaken you, I'll protect you."
Maxim brigthens up, he has a hope, and a very nice family took him in.
"Once my father comes home, Im gonna ask him to help you awaken."Jay stated."But you should be polite to father, after all, you will be meeting the head of the Frost family."
Sadly, Noah, Jay's father can't seemed to find where Maxim's problem is coming from and is unable to help him awaken even though Noah Frost is in the "Master rank", Maxim felt down again, but not so sad as the Frost family happily agreed to take him in.
The next day*
While Noah and Jay is out for hunting, Maxim helps Martha around the house, it's the least he can do to repay their kindness.
"What are you thinking?"Martha asked as she caught Maxim in a daze."You can talk to me."
"Nothing."Maxim answered."I'm just thinking about my family, they must be worried."
"That's true, you just disappeared one night without saying anything."Martha agreed."But don't worry, if there's a chance, I can make my husband and Jay take you to your home."Martha paused."Where are you from by the way?"
"From the Outer Capital."Maxim answered.
Martha's eyes widen."From the Outer Capital?"Martha asked, feeling confuse."Does that mean you ran from there to here?"
Maxim's face was filled of confusion as well."Yeah, is there a problem?"he said slowly.
"God! The distance between here and the Outer Capital is like 3 days of walking, and you just ran your way here overnight?"Martha explained."Are you sure you aren't awaken yet?"
"Ye-yeah, I'm not, that's the reason I ran away."Maxim said in a lowest energy posible.
"Oww, I'm sorry, let's forget about that and finish the chores before Jay and Noah gets home, is that okay?"Martha asked, Maxim nodded in agreement."It's still unvelievable though, the way you ran your way here."
Maxim gave Martha a light smile before going back to doing his chores, time flies when Noah and Jay arrived home, Martha told Noah and Jay about Maxim's experience, Jay and Noah is impressed too, even though Maxim is not that comfortable talking about it, it was still a great dinner with the Frost family.