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Chapter 9 - So I have a Guest now

After having taken care of my Patients Wounds I decided to go and have a bath.

After all I ran out into the rain to save someone's life....

I wonder why she was in such a condition...?

Is she being hunted? Why would she be Hunted? Did she Steal something or did she kill someone important?

...I'm gonna ask her what happened once she has rested a while.

I mean she didn't have much on her so she couldn't have stolen something... right?

And I mean she had alot of arrow wounds on her alongside alot of scrapes on her arms, legs and face from presumably fleeing.

"Hey Ryuzu what do you think about that girl I kinda saved without any real thoughts behind it?"

Ryuzu "While, yes it is quite a bad idea to have someone you don't know in your house. after picking them up from the outside, Without even knowing why they are so heavely wounded. But, sometimes that risk pays off. And if it doesn't the blood will be cleaned up quite nicle once we are done with her. "

"While it is great to know she isn't a treat to me strength wise. I hope it doesn't become necessary."

Ryuzu "Time will tell Onee-san."

"Yeah, You're right."

With this done I stretched a bit and slumped into the bath a bit more.

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Lunalei pov

a few minutes after she was left alone.

"Why... is .... it So..... Hard ... to open....?"

I was trying to open a Window but it had neither a lock or hinge, and honestly I even tried to punch it once, but it just didn't move at all...

While in retrospect that is an absolutely catsuit crazy idea in most likely passing of a Witch of unknown strength.

Who also saved my live ....

Why am I trying to run anyway... I have nowhere to go. My hometown is gone up in flames my friends and our families are most likely captured or dead.

... Will I get the chance to free them?

Let alone to avenge them...

I don't even know how Strong this Witch is...

I'm gonna have a look around her home.

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While exploring her home I found quite a few different rooms... from more guest rooms to a study and an Alchemy room. she has quite a lot in this home of hers...

While I also found a store down below filled with potions and a door to the outside. But somehow it wouldn't open and let me outside.

But what threw me off guard was a message that manifested Itself before my eyes.

Looking down at my hands and finally feeling my exhaustion wash over me, as I see how pale I am, I decide to take the rest of my strength to return to my guest room and relatively instantly pass out, finally asleep.

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Pov Fuyuka

Haaaa~ That bath really took the stress of saving someone of my shoulders...

That reminds me I should make some food soon.

Seeing as I don't know if my new Guest/Patient has eating something today?

So a light meal like some form of soup sounds nice.

Along with some fresh bread it should be quite easy to eat.

So off I went to the kitchen to grab some ingredients for a nice Soup.

But on my way I started thinking out loud

"I wonder do they have something that they dont eat? Like how some dont eat mushrooms because of preference or others who dont eat certain meats because of religion... Better safe than sorry, i'm gonna check if she is still awake."

Lunalei: "Im awake, .... and personally I dont like Spicey food or Food with certain kinds of Cheese..."

While she Kinda surprised me with her standing behind me in the doorway. I got reminded by looking at her, that her clothes could use a fix me up.

But that will wait until after we had our lunch

"Okay take a sear over in there."

I pointed her to a stool next to the island in the kitchen

"Would you like something to drink?"

Lunalei "Yes please... A-and Uh..u-uhm thanks for... saving me..."

While it kinda made me Freeze on how quickly she thanked me. I felt myself smile quickly after the surprise.

"You're Welcome. While I don't quite know what you went through, to almost die. I'm willing to lend a shoulder to lean on if you need it... But First you need to eat something."

After my words she was about to say something but stopped herself and sat at the kitchen island for the food to get ready

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It took me a bit but I made a simple soup with some bread as a side 'dish'

While I wanted to not add meat at first I spotted some liver in the meat stocks and after checking it wasn't draconic in origin I made it into small meatballs for the soup alongside some plant that tuned out to be helpful in taste and regeneration of lost blood.

Honestly speaking it tasted quite .... unique?

Not bad mind you but slightly bitter yet quite good.

And by my guests facial expression she was quite surprised how edible it is. Well more like was after she ate quite a few helpings.

Poor girl must have been running on fumes, judging by her hunger.

At least I made certain to wait a bit after the second helping so she doesn't waste the food... by throwing up.

Wich she almost did after the fourth helping but, yeah I'm glad she just burped.

What a interesting girl...

After lunch she went back to her guest room and didn't come out for the rest of the day

So I mostly kept myself busy with Alchemy.

Focusing on what plants and herbs having what effects maybe adding my own notes to their pages in the book and generally just focusing on learning as much as possible.

But it was mostly spent with trying to make a potion or two.