" You got some nerve stepping foot inside my village again. Do you not care about losing your life?"
" Mera don't be like that. Come on, give your father a hug before trying to kill me for god's sake!" Alastair opened his arms but all he got was a punch in the the gut. Noah on the other hand was busy getting off Sheila, she even lowered herself because he had a fucking broken foot!
When he eventually noticed one that Alastair called Mera, he was enchanted at first sight. Everyone in the village had rough look, so he thought the chief would be same but what stood in front of him was nothing short of most beautiful women he had ever seen in his life.
Mera was tall, only a couple of inches shorter than Noah who was a tank in most terms. She had a darker skin, much darker than others but instead of feminine features, she had broad shoulders and tough muscles that were bulging out as she retracted her hand after punching Alastair.
She had her hair in ponytail and was looking at Noah with piercing green eyes. Her whole body was covered in similar armor that Alastair had but there were few gaps mainly around her torso and joint to facilitate more agility.
But what caught his eye were here out of the world assets, with her arms folded up whether intentionally or unintentionally, she was perking up her impressive chest. His eyes couldn't help but fall below her valley which immediately resulted him getting smacked from Alastair.
" Don't you even dare! She is my precious daughter, I will never let her marry anyone-"
" I can take care of myself! Why are you even here? Did you abandon the army?" She ignored Noah's gaze because it was common occurrence for her. Beside she heard that he saved her father, she could at least let him off this time but that didn't mean she wouldn't retaliate if he tried to pull something on her!
" I will tell you about it later but first, this young man, Noah right?"
" You already forgot my name?"
" I was just joking. Can you heal his bones quickly? I promise to fix his body because he saved my life." Alastair said in a pleading tone. There wasn't much good will left between father and daughter and now he was here asking for her help, it was only natural to lower himself to ask for a favour.
Mera looked at Noah from top to bottom trying to discern something and said, " I just got one question, how the hell did me manage to save your ass? He doesn't look like much." She was blunt as one could get.
" Hey, be nice. Apparently he is a ability holder."
Everyone grasped once again, hearing that he was one of them. Even their village only had few users among them only Tang abilities can be categorized as offensive, Mera had passive ability to heal.
" Is that so? Show me what you can do." She asked him on the spot. He felt like a circus animal urged by her to do a party trick or something.
" Look, Mera is it?" Noah didn't like to be disrespected. It's one of the lesson that he learned from his past. Even though the other party was drop dead gorgeous in his eyes, it meant nothing if she can't show any basic courtesy.
" It's Esmeralda. Only my friends can call me Mera." She immediately corrected him.
" Whatever, I don't care. Just heal me and I can be on my way. You guys will never see me again, I can promise you that." Noah said sternly which took Mera by surprise. She thought he was like everyone trying to flatter her because of her looks but with the way his look switched from awkward to cold, she knew he is a little different.
" Boy, you got some balls talking to my-"
" It's fine, father. Go inside, I will be with you shortly." She didn't say anything else only instructed Tang to guide him inside what looked like the biggest house in the town.
" We should also talk later alone. I need to know how bad it really is." Mera said to her father before leaving to make preparation. Alastair nodded and went inside with Noah.
" So you have a daughter? You failed to mention it!" As soon as Mera left, Noah started asking more questions.
" What do you want me to say? I can't possibly tell you everything about the village. Even though you saved my life, these people are different. While I am with you, they are being courteous if not you already experienced them shooting at you right?"
" Yeah, this kid almost killed me."
" Hey don't blame me. You looked like a bad guy, I was only protecting the village!" Tang retorted immediately hearing Noah throw shades at her.
" Me a bad guy? Have you ever looked into a mirror?"
" No way! That's expensive! Only village Chief has one in her room!" Noah didn't even know how to respond to her statement.
" What about you old man? Why didn't you say the fucking chief was your daughter?"
" You really have a crude mouth. Fine, I didn't want to spook you out. It's surprises me that you trust me so much. Are you a sheltered child or something?" Noah felt like everyone was trying to make fun of him. It wasn't his fault that he was dumped into an unknown world littered with weirdos!
" Forget it. What about your wife then? Isn't it too harsh to leave your responsibilities on your daughter? She seem quite young to hold such an important position."
Noah saw the look on Alastair's face change for a moment, it was a look of pure anger but he quickly calmed himself down.
" I didn't have any choice. Beside, she is already twenty five. If not for her stubbornness, I would already be playing with my grandkids! If few more years passes, no one would even marry her!" Alastair failed to even acknowledge him asking about his wife.
Noah knew it must be a touchy topic so he left it alone for time being. He listened to the old man's grumbling while Tang helped him with the emergency bandages. Suddenly Mera came in and smacked the old man again for talking shit behind her back!