(Pov Gallant)
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After calming down a bit and thinking about the accumulating downsides of the passive skill I possess with a clearer head, I could only sigh helplessly at this predicament as there was very little I could do right now
I'll just have to live with it until I can come up with a way to solve this problem
'Pain I can deal with, emotions are another thing entirely.' (Gallant)
While I can grit my teeth and somewhat handle my enhanced sense of pain, I can't just shut down my emotions the moment they unexpectedly shift to fit the mood of the people around me
Sigh*
Anyways after dealing with that 'not really' I turned my attention back outside to continue my talk with Miss Willow, with all the distractions I caused we haven't really conversed all that much...and I'm really interested in that Star wood tree
"Uhm Miss-" (Gallant)
I paused for a moment as I focused my senses towards Miss Willow and the rest of the people and sensing the joyful mood permeating in the air I suddenly thought about something
'Why are they here?' (Gallant)
Yes why where they here, the same question I ask Miss Willow a while ago suddenly echoed in my head, I turned my attention to the metal wagon specifically the caged section
'Their locked up, just like me.' (Gallant)
"Whew*....s-sorry for laughing at you, does your head hurt?" (Miss Willow)
Locking my attention towards Miss Willow I fell into thought
'They hadn't gotten here without loss.' (Gallant)
Remembering the awful mood of hopelessness and defeat from before I suddenly felt reluctant to continue our previous conversation, maybe it was the warm emotions around that was affecting me but sensing the smiles on everyones blurry faces I just didn't have the heart to just open up their traumatic past and ruin everyones mood
'Lets just forget why their here and focus on where we are going.' (Gallant)
After getting those thoughts out of the way I smiled and answered Miss Willows question
Sigh*
"No e-everything is okay don-!." (Gallant)
'!!!' (Gallant)
Miss Willow suddenly covered my mouth with her glowing green hand that was shivering bit, which was unexpected although my meeting with Miss Willow may be short but through that short interaction I was pretty sure that this rude action was completely uncharacteristic of her...
At least that's what I've sensed so far
Although her current actions seem weird I could sense that she meant no ill will towards me
"Mmm...?" (Gallant)
I mouthed while tilting my head to the side showing an obvious sign of confusion
Miss Willow noticing my confusion only said a few words in a soft stuttering voice
"W-we s-stopped...m-moving." (Miss Willow)
'!!!' (Gallant)
Hearing that I immediately focused my senses towards the wagon snd feeling the lack of movement from it
'Have we arrived at our destination, where are we?' (Gallant)
Tap...
Taping Miss Willows shivering arm signaling to let her know that she can stop covering my mouth which she did slowly
"W-where are w-we?" (Gallant)
I whispered to Miss Willow in an anxious tone
"I...d-don't know?" (Miss Willow)
'???' (Gallant)
She doesn't know?
How can that be?
"Why?" (Gallant)
I whispered in puzzlement, I can't really see where we are with me being blind and all, and even with my enhanced senses the range is too short to really make sense of bigger surroundings
"W-we ar-." (Miss Willow)
Clank...
'!!!!' (Everyone)
A sound was heard startling everyone in the wagon especially the children, locking my senses towards the source of the sound I noticed it was the wagon...opening a way...out?
Even though a way to freedom had been given to us, none made a move to seize the opportunity to take it, for one it was strange that we were even here in the first place, I don't know about the rest but I wasn't supposed to be here
If what the patriarch said was true wasn't I supposed to receive the lighter punishment of being sent to a dungeon for a couple of months then become some slave for one of his descendents, why was I suddenly dragged out here? this wasn't what the patriarch promised
Why did he send me here?
'Im scared.' (Gallant)
Did he lie to me?
'I'm scared..' (Gallant)
Was this a trap all along?
'I'm scared...' (Gallant)
Why am I even thinking of fighting for vengeance for some random kid I haven't even interacted with in the first place can't I just run away from the castle and live away from all the danger and stay safe?
'Should I run?' (Gallant)
The thought of running away from the Vampire Castle slowly crept into my mind sounding very tempting
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Wait...
My eyes widened
'!!!' (Gallant)
Bringing my attention to Miss Willow and the other people in the wagon I sensed it clearly,...a sense of fear and doubt strongly, coming from the children the most permeated the air affecting my emotions and judgment in a negative way
I almost fell...
A chill ran down my spine at the thought of losing myself to the emotions of other people around me
'I almost broke the promise I made to young Gallant...willingly.' (Gallant)
And for some reason there was a small part of me that knew that the moment I excepted the thought of running, I wouldn't myself anymore, that thought scared me to no end my hands started shaking in fear as my legs froze
'Calm d-down, C-Calm down....' (Gallant)
Even though I tried calming down my emotions, nothing worked, the emotions I'm passively sensing from everyone in the wagon each somehow combined created something of an aura of fear and doubt that only I can feel slowly encroaching my very emotions coursing my body to shiver more and my mind to doubt it's own beliefs
'This can't g-go...ugh o-on.' (Gallant)
Trying to find away to stop these emotions from affecting me, I tried thinking of ways to do so, I came up with idea after idea, discarding each and every one,
l know I could have told the others to calm down and all but why would they take the words of a child seriously, they may have weirdly treated me like they were talking to an adult at last conversation but ultimately they still look at me as if I'm a kid in the end, and I don't really blame them cause i would have done the same
'Run' (Doubt)
Damn..w-what can I do
'Hide' (Fear)
After a while of thought I finally came up with one possible solution
Locking my senses towards the open exit with only one thought in mind
'Move.' (Gallant)
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Step...
"Huh!?" (Everyone)
Step...step...
'The o-only solution is to face the fear h-head on.' (Gallant)
Step...step...step...
'I w-won't hide like fear w-wants me too.' (Gallant)
"Wait w-where are g-going i-its dangerous!" (Miss Willow)
I Ignored Miss Willow 'for now' and kept moving forward towards the exit
Step...step...step...step...
'I w-won't run away even if doubt clouds my very being.' (Gallant)
Maybe it was just my imagination or something but as I thought those words I felt actual weight behind as if I meant them
Step.
One step remained
'RUN!'
'HIDE!'
it seems my actions have made Miss Willow and the others more scared and full of doubts strengthening the aura of fear and doubt trying to affect me
'Ugh...damn!' (Gallant)
My legs were frozen struggling in the face of fear and doubt
With the final step remaining I faced the aura of fear and doubt in a bit more difficulty then before
'Ugh! ...I MAY FEEL YOU IN EVERY WAKING MOMENT OF MY CURRENT LIFE, I MAY SUFFER SETBACKS THAT YOU BRING MY WAY BUT IN THE END!!!....you will always be a fleeting emotion.' (Gallant)
Step...
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