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Aska prepared herself just before eating what her brother had prepare her last night. A little sweet bread with fruit inside, she didn't really like that bread but what did she had to eat other than this ? Also her brother work hard on it, each night he does. This time she will try to eat it up, maybe save a bit for Gary'l.
She put on her jacket and boots before taking the key, she then kiss her little brother on the forehead before finally stepping out of the house. She closed the door behind her and walked down the stairs. She then salute Luis and Louis, the two brother who sold her the house, they also run the bar under her house and they have a lot of warehouse in the capital. In summary, they are well in the pocket.
Aska then step out of the little safe place she got and walked trought the same path everyday, boring old distric, but this time, she had company.
While she was walking alongside the multiple market shop someone call her name out. She turn around to see Cal running towards her with a smile on his face and the same outfit he had yesterday.
Cal shook her hand before walking alongside her. They both chat about what they did yesterday before metting eachother. Aska didn't really have anything to say so she let Cal speak his yesterday journey.
" I went to the port in the morning, there I just sat and watched as boat arrived and left. But at one point I see a imperial boat. And guess who showed up ? The second grand amiral Firhem. And then the godamm baron Argvorg came to meet him. They went I don't know where and while they were gone, the crew of the imperial ship drop down in the port some case and the baron troope also put case into the ship. Then I was call out by a friend and had to stop watching "
Aska was a bit curious, the empire, here ? In Yellow Diamant bay ? They were trading ? Or something like that. She wanted to ask more because, who wouldn't want to know more ? But it seems as Cal didn't know anything more than that.
They both walked in the wooden canal part, the path was crowded as always. She walked pass the same place where the guy from last night had been beat up and saw that there was still blood on the wood, the ground, in the air ? There was blood on the path and no one cared about it, she didn't aswell.
Cal did react at first but then change his mind and continued to walked. Aska joined him until it was time for them to say goodbye to eachother. " Bye Aska, see you later ! " said Cal before going to his own job.
Aska pass through the hallyway and then she arrived at the factory. She entered it and was Immidiately pointed at by her boss. " Why are you this late ?! You should be working even harder !! Those weapon won't make themself !!! Now go in there and do what I pay you to do !! " said her boss.
Aska went to her locker at put on her sut and mask and went into the factory, she then went into her stop and said "hi" to Gary'l who was just in the spot beside her. She started to work as she always does, she was dead focuse on her work.
Tho there was something inside, something desperately wanting to get out of here. That something was actually hope. Bright, stupid hope. But like a wish, a wish for a better tomorow, for better cloths, better job and just having a place where she didn't fear her brother might be killed and she would just stop locking him inside the house.
Aska stop working for a moment and rethink of it, rethink of everything. And she wonder" Can this all change ? Can I just stop pretending everything is fine ? "
And she went back to work, because the only things she could do right now was work for money to survive a bit more. What a life to be wished.