The sound of footstep break the silence as everyone on the room left, except for Tharion and his Con, Aureon a formidable, golem-like creature made of ancient, battle-worn stone and metal. Its body is rugged and covered with runes and engravings that glow with a faint, golden light. Aureon's presence gives anyone who look at it an imposing and protective vibes, embodying the essence of strength and endurance.
Tharion looked at Aurion who suddenly appeared behind him, easily towering the great chief of eldergrove. The golem like Con also looked at him, its eyes shone a great loyalty and trust on its partner. The two of them live within prosperity and happiness, overcome thousands of failure and error. Now, another trial suddenly comes to their life, a hard one at that.
"Don't look at me like that, I knew you also felt it. The comforting feeling of something like trust that I felt way too similarly to the connection between the two of us. I don't know how Jarec and Velaris make us felt that sensation." Tharion said on Aureon but the golem like Con still didn't stop staring at him.
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"Can you stop looking at me like that!" Tharion said then gave a punch on Aureon's abdomen. Aureon of course, didn't bulge instead a playful smile appeared on its rocky face then immediately disappeared. Tharion couldn't help but put his palm on his forehead and sigh.
"Do I really made the correct decision?" Tharion asked on himself before sitting on chair, alone.
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The rays of sunlight touched Velaris whiskers as he stand on Jarec's shoulder, it's pride and ignorant demeanor displayed as he stand. Beside them Mina and her protector, Ulla couldn't stop bickering each other.
"YOU!! How many time did you plan to trouble me? In the name of Rexar, I swear your naughtiness will be the cause of my early departure!" Ulla said while pinching Mina's rosy cheek. Mina tried to force her way out but Ulla's superior strength stop her.
"Young girl, you should listen to your protector, as the outside world is dangerous on a child that still have a wet ears" Velaris stated while standing on Jarec's shoulder. Ulla and Mina immediately looked on the rat that currently slumped on Jarec's shoulder.
"You, who do you are to say that to me? Ah I know, a rat who I can easily crush between my palms" Jarec and Ulla become shocked after they heard what Mina said. Velaris stand and point at him, calmness and wisdom beam on its furred face.
"OH? Said by the little girl we save earlier, crying as monster almost killed her. Sorry to hear it from me but I must say that I started to change my mind about the wedding trap because of the behavior you showed to me right now. The people living here in Eldergrove may slaughter by Varden's men simply because of you." Velaris stated as he lay on Jarec's shoulder.
"Listen here you arrogant little shit I wi-" Mina is in the middle of exploding because of how Velaris successfully 'hit the iron while its still hot' when Ulla stop her.
"Mina, I know you and trust your capabilities but your behavior right now added by your past mistake simply because of your stubbornness may doom us all. That little brat's Con is right, you should start to change yourself now." Ulla said as he start to reckoned the memories about how Ulla's stubbornness cause her harm.
Mina simply looked at him, surprised and disappointment is revealed on her face. Mina suddenly run leaving the two human and a Con behind.
"Hey Mina come back here!!" Ulla shouts but Velaris voice suddenly appeared again.
"You should stop that, leave her alone and let her start to reflect about the responsibilities that she need to should from now on" Velaris said, Jarec is speechless as he considered what Velaris said a fact. But the way Velaris speaks those words seems a little wrong.
"You're right and I'm sorry and also... thank you, Mina is incredibly stubborn but deep inside she cared about everyone, I know it's hard to believe because you only saw that side of her but being the one who watch her grow I know she have a good heart." Ulla said to Velaris.
"I know, the way she easily agreed to risky plan and put her life for everyone's sake in the village earlier showed that." Velaris said.
"But good heart is not enough to save everyone's life, sometimes the one with good heart is the one who unintentionally put everyone's life to grave." Velaris said as he start to disappear on Jarec's shoulder.
Jarec and Ulla looked at each other in silence before jarec broke that and said;
"I'm sorry, I know that Velaris words may harsh but believe me, he wants to save everyone here"
"No no no, I'm the one who should apologize, not only you save the village chief child, you also greatly help the village by planning those. This is the first time you met the village chief but he easily gave you a responsibility for that" Ulla said then bow deeply in front of Jarec.
"Please rise, I'm also happy to contribute on the village but...