while lifting her up placing her on his back, slowly walking deeper into the woods. I can tell by the direction we are heading to my place, technically where Adamsin used to stay. Jim kicked the door open, placing the shadow dweller on the rotten floorboards. taking her blades away, I thought they were blades. what he took out were scrolls," Jim what is that?". he placed the scrolls on top of the fireplace, that was missing most of its foundation. " these are scrolls,her blessing come from knowledge. she never had the strength to carry a blade, so she asked a high level mage to make these scrolls. these scrolls suck in the air around the user, to a small area. then with precise arm shoots out like an arrow from a bow, she must have gotten better at using them of the years.", so technically she doesn't have any type of weapon. now it makes sense on why Adamsin wanted her for his party, she could easily kill hundred of animals. they were probably thinking that it was probably just the wind, the more I think about the scarier the idea becomes. " so how long have you known about this place here?, why did you attack her knowing that she was someone that meant no harm?". leaning against the fireplace," she has been living in these woods ever since Adamsin died. she was constantly fighting off the animals, demons, hunters, and God knows what else lies in these woods. what I'm trying to say is that her sense of morality has been shot, she probably didn't even sense who I was". taking glances around the house seeing old portfolio of Adamsin with his family. " why don't you live here with her?!, you could help her get her footing back. help her found her self", placing his hands on both knees. "I-I can't do that, I'm already a target as is, I'm the last crusader. there has been a hefty bounty place on my head, I can't risk involving another person's life. cause of my lifestyle, if I was to do so I would risk everything.". he thinks that staying away from her would be the best for her, I hate to admit it he is right. what does he have though it doesn't seem to me that he has a family,or friends. he probably don't want to put the townspeople in danger, if it was me it wouldn't bother me. those people aren't part of me, I don't hear their screams in my dreams. seeing those faces with anger,regret of saving my life. I'm wasting the opportunity they have given me. I wonder if Jim is willing to help me on this journey of redemption, he has a good reason to not help her. he doesn't have to protect me, after I got Adamsin's blades. which I do not know to use them to their full capacity, it can scare the shit out of any who witnesses it. " so Jim are we going to wait for her to wake up, to start up the quest again?", the items we were on the look for he pulled out of his pockets. " the quest wasn't for the Herbs, it was for to find an old friend. to comfort her during this time", I was furious. " What in the Fuck!, you could have told me the truth.", a stood up. hovering over me " yeah like you been telling me the truth, those scars on you hands. they ain't from fighting are they, just like the same as the giant one on your face.", I was shocked that he noticed the small details on me. a small puddle was inside of the broken down home, looking down at the reflection in the water. the Makeup that was placed on my to hide my hideous face, it had worn off now showing the dismembered body. once staring at my true self, it dawn on me that I will never be able to hide away from the truth. the past will always haunt me, it will torture the people around causing them to coward away in fear. cause of my grotesque features I don't want to look like this, I don't have a choice in the matter. now Jim knows a bit more of my life, I have to lie to him about me. seeing how Adamsin knew who I was a guy who has been died for over thirty eight years, I'm still being hunted cause of my escape. before I got back to that cursed place, I need to get stronger for the others. I am the only chance they have of surviving that hellish place, I don't want to do it by myself for the reason if I fail, then I'll be back at square one. they would do more experiments on me since the awakening of Darkouls, that a good enough reason to torture me. " Jim forgot about what you saw today", his reply was nothing out of the ordinary. " like hell I will, now you listen to me. I have told you a lot about my life, what type of Adventurer I am. showed you what happened to Adamsin. now it's your turn to tell me about you, I'm not going to keep this party if you don't open up to me. how am I supposed to trust you if I don't know the past of someone who is supposed to have my back, cause if you were to betray me then I would not other choice then to leave you to the nightmares of this world!". I waited for minutes and it felt like days went by, " if I do tell you who I am you wouldn't believe me, cause apparently around here I'm a mythical creature. all I know is that what I went through I wish it was all a myth.", " so Marcus who are you". " I'm the myth that has been circling for years".