Victor:
"After walking quickly through the inn, they finally arrived at Rebecca's bedroom, as best they could, while avoiding anything that could hurt Edward."
Put him down as gently as possible, it is absolutely necessary that when he wakes up he does not have too much pain.
Ludo:
Alright.
"They both delicately place the young man and cover him with the sheet on Rebecca's bed."
Haa!
Finally finished, we will be able to sleep well tonight knowing that we prevented his death.
Victor:
"Victor smiles."
Quite a nice feeling, isn't it?
Ludo:
"Ludo smiles in turn."
Not unpleasant, ha ha ha!
Well, what if we celebrated this unexpected rescue?
How about some cooked rabbit accompanied by good vegetables?
Victor:
I'm in.
Rebecca:
"Rebecca smiles."
Me too !
Ludo:
Ah ah ah!
I'm going to awaken your taste buds today, you'll love it so much that you'll want more until your stomach explodes.
I'm going to go prepare this.
"Ludo goes to the storeroom where the rabbits are stored, takes some of them and goes to the inn kitchen."
"He then prepares his ingredients in the kitchen while having placed the rabbits and begins preparing the dish."
Victor:
"Victor meanwhile turns to Rebecca."
Rebecca, will you check on the young man while I speak with your father?
Rebecca:
If it makes you pleasure.
Ludo:
"Victor left Rebecca's bedroom to go into the kitchen, he comes near to Ludo before looking at him."
"Feeling his presence, Ludo told him as a joke."
I feel like you're in a hurry to eat, you know, the rabbit isn't going to run away so easily.
Victor:
Have you ever told her about the house of her parents?
Ludo:
"Ludo reflexively puts down his knife without looking back at Victor, keeping his calm in the face of what seems to be far too revealing words."
How do you know ?
I never told you anything about this subject, and no one among the villagers must have ever told you.
Victor:
Terry Belford told me, he told me to urge you to say it until the south gets invaded by infected.
You, yourself you have realized with the reports made by the Sun Hope guild, that the South may soon be the scene of the same horrors that are taking place in North Carolina.
And generally in more northern regions.
He put pressure on me to tell you this, because according to him, "you would be ready to sacrifice your life for Rebecca without ever telling her the truth."
I don't know what he's talking about, but if he felt he had to put this much pressure on me, it must really be important.
Ludo:
"These words leave a blank in the discussion, Victor is waiting for answers but Ludo does not seem to respond quickly."
…
…
Victor:
…
…
(What am I supposed to say now?
Will he at least talk?)
Ludo:
Haah!
I guess I have no choice.
He knows me extremely well, it's quite disturbing, perhaps I was hoping to delay the deadline, but it seems that keeping this secret to myself is the best way to bury him in death.
I'm well aware of the reports, and it worries me, it's true, that's even why I trained Rebecca to defend herself against the infected with her bow and her materialization of the void.
But I remained confident that I could protect her as if to say that the danger is not that present, perhaps it was my mistake to have underestimated the possibility of being attacked.
Victor:
So run away!
Come to Richmond where the Sun Hope guild is if you really want to stay safe, no one here would be strong enough to defend you against infected.
You should go now that you have the ability, as long as there are no waves that will destroy your village.
Ludo:
I'll stop you in advance Victor, if I haven't been there after all these years it's because of all the stories of night attacks, kidnappings and failed rescues which are the daily life of the inhabitants of the new capital.
Victor:
I know all that but at least you have more means of defense in the short term unlike here.
Don't you want to think about it better?
Knowing all the internal changes that Sun Hope's head, Johann Adrian, is making that will allow more advanced protection than now?
Think about it, if there are more void wielders then one day or another the faction Sun Hope will surely be able to completely dominate the infected or even conquer new, more stable territories, or even ..."Ludo interrupts Victor."
Ludo:
Victor, I'm not a utopian.
I can no longer afford to watch loved ones die helplessly in front of me.
I am not looking to take risks but to survive, at least understand that and you will understand why I cannot allow myself to take reckless risks to avoid regretting all my life for having been powerless.
Victor:
Haah, I can't convince you from what I see, well let's change the subject.
I apologize for not having considered your intentions, let's talk about something else if you want.
"Victor lowers his head for three seconds, making an expression that Ludo doesn't see."
(Forgive me Ludo, you have nothing to do with it.)
"Before straightening it slowly."
Ludo:
That's okay.
I suppose you want to know more about this secret?
Victor:
Yes, I just want to talk about the famous secret, but would you be able to tell me or it's too much to ask?
Ludo:
You're really tiring, you really want to talk for a long time without letting me cook, it seems.
Haah, I warn you, it's going to be long and not very joyful, so prepare yourself mentally.