Alice kept walking, she felt extremly saddened that she had to leave Tania. She didn't understand why it hurt so much. She felt like she would cry. But as she was about to do so she felt something soft pressing against her back. She turned around and found out that it was Tania embracing her.
"I'm going with you !" She shouted. She was so happy that tears of joy dripped down her face.
Alice was so happy to hear that "R-really ?" She couldn't believe her ears. "What about your mom ?"
"She was the one who told me to go! That means that we will be able to be together all the time !" Tania didn't want to let Alice go "Don't leave me again... please"
"I won't, so you can stop hugging me" Alice said.
"I don't want to. I want to stay like that" The dryad replied. Alice wouldn't mind if not for the fact that her curvy body was pressing against her. Making her all flustered and embarassed.
"J-just stop. We can hold hands but please stop doing this" Tania could see Alice's face go fully red and her eyes to avoid hers. She didn't understand why Alice was getting all embarassed but her reaction made Tania self conscious for just a moment. Stepping away and covering her body with her arms with a slight blush.
"I will need to teach you how to act, because if you go around doing that to other people you might end up in trouble." Alice said.
Tania pouted a bit "But you are the only one I do it to" she thought.
They walked together towards the same city where Alice left the mad scientist last time. When they got outside the forest Tania was forced by Alice to wear her spare clothes.
"But Alice. They are so tight on me!" Tania was barely able to put Alice's shirt on without tearing it apart.
"We will get you more fitting ones whe we get into the village" Alice said. Amused and jealous at the same time of the sight in front of her.
When they got to the guild hall Tania got some more fitting clothes and Alice prepared a carriage to Redacre. She couldn't run there because she had to take care of the dryad now.
"Have you ever rode a carriage Tania ?" Alice asked the dryad who was now in a way more fitting clothes.
"No. It will be my first time"
Tania was fascinated by everything around her. The buildings not being on trees, the people wearing clothes. And most important. Alice in front of her.
"Our carriage is here Tania"
"Oh sorry i was lost in thought" The dryard replied.
During the ride towards Redacre Tania was looking outside the window non stop. Asking if this is their destination whenever she saw a house or a building.
"It will take most of the day to get there Tania. Aren't you exhausted ?" She in fact was exhausted. So much in fact that she could barely keep her eyes open.
"I'm not exhausted at all !" She was obviously very sleepy.
"Just take a nap. I will wake you up when we get to our destination" Alice told her.
"You promise ?"
"Ofcourse" After that Tania leaned on Alice and started sleeping.
Alice started recalling all her memories so far in this world. From how she started to now. She smiled about how far she has gotten and couldn't be more excited about finally attending the academy. She also thought of having Tania attend it with her. The money wasn't a problem as she got the payment for the goblin king corpse. She wondered how the lessons will look like, if she will be able to fit in with people of this world and what else she will find about.
By the time they arrived at Redacre it was evening. Tania was still fast asleep so Alice picked her up and brought her to the mansion.
"I'm back master" She said towards Monika.
"It seems you found yourself a friend' She chuckled.
"Yes. She will attend academy with me. Also I wanted to talk to you about the ent forest. I would like all the matters related to it were forwarded to me. And I would request a ban of entering the forest without permission. The dryads who live there are harmless but they don't want humans invading their territory" Alice explained the whole situation to her master.
"That could be arranged, especially for my favorite student" She winked.
"Thank you a lot master" Alice continued walking towards her room to put the sleeping dryad in her bed. She put Tania in the only bed in the room and she herself went to sleep on a blanket next to the bed. She also fell asleep a bit later.
In the middle of the night Alice was woken up by Tania.
"Why are you sleeping on the floor ?" She asked.
"Because we only have one bed here. And it's bad manners if i made you sleep on the floor" Alice told her.
She was about to go back to sleep when she heard rustling sounds, then could feel Tania laying next to her on the ground.
"I like this more" the dryad said.
Alice patted her with a warm smile as they drifted off to sleep together.
When they woke up Alice realized that they are almost late. She quickly woke up Tania and got ready to go for the academy exams.
"Quick or we will be late !" They ran as fast as they could barely making it. Alice signed herself and Tania up for the magic course exam and when they got there it turned out that they were the last ones there. Alice was bummed that she wasn't able to see other people using their magic and rends.
"Alice next !" The examinator said.
"Let's pass it together" Alice said to Tania, they bumped fists as she went to take her exam. When she entered the room where it was supposed to take place she saw a massive transparent crystal.
"This year's exam will be mana capacity and different mana control" The examinator said.