When Aeron woke up, he saw Aurthur writing something on thick paper in a writing station made of polished dark wood. He had a feather and a small cup of ink on his right-hand side.
Authur's wife was sitting beside him, and his son was sleeping peacefully in a small wood bed not much higher than the ground.
These all stated that Aurthur was not poor but was fairly rich to have such comforts in his home.
as he lifted his upper body, Aurthur noticed him and asked,
"How is your injury?", his tone was low showing how tired he was
"I'm fine, thank you for keeping me in your house... I'm deeply grateful"
Aeron said, his tone was apologetic and low. Then Authur got up from his desk and walked up to Aeron's sitting figure and looked at him, his face was calm and he was checking Aeron's body to look for any injuries other than the deep wound in his thigh.
"You were asleep for nearly 19 days..."
Aurthur said, he was fairly puzzled as a man whom he rescued from a near-death condition.
"Well, I understand if you don't want to answer my question, but I suggest if you want to live here you start helping me on my farms"
Aurthur said, his tone turned from puzzled and explaining to direct.
"I don't know what to do next...I suppose I shall do work on your farm until I figure something out"
Aeron said, he wanted the members of Stray Moonlight Cult to reach out and tell him what to do next. When he was a child, after rescuing him from the attack of Lunar Beasts, the cult was the only thing that gave him missions and training to kill and defeat Lunar Beasts.
But now he had 2 options, either betray Stray Moonlight Cult and join the Lunar Hunter Society but it could probably result in the destruction of the small town he was currently residing in as he was an important asset to the organization due to his abnormal limit of lunar energy he can absorb.
Aurthur nods and said
"Alright...I think it's morning now. We should probably go to the fields if you can walk."
Aeron nodded and then got up from the bed and yawned slightly before looking at the man, the man was taller than him and had little muscles than average.
After some walking Aeron saw that the snow was falling on top of them and the fields were open with dark weather and clouds covering the brightness of the sun.
This was a huge field of approximately 100 acres, and the small houses beside the fields. The area was very sparse.
"What is the name of this place?"
Aeron asked, his tone had a slight hint of curiosity
"Crofton."
The man said, his answer was direct. After some walking in the cold and dark weather, Aurthur pointed at a small field.
"We need to plant carrot seeds here..."
Aurthur then reached his hand for his pocket and took out a small pouch of dry carrot seeds.
"Here...plant in rows, tools are in the shed beside your field...Report to me in the night, and if you are having some problem with your injury"
Aurthur thinks a little and says
"Approach my wife Isabella, so she can examine you."
After that, Authur gave Aeron a little smile before walking off the his house.
'Well, he was straight to the point...I need to find the manor.', Aeron's goal was clear now, he prepared the plan
first he would search and find the manor and then he would do anything to find Alice, who said she would meet him in the manor and then he will question her and ask a "favor" of protecting the village for him to recruit in the Lunar Hunter Society.
He looked at the sun and saw it was still rising from the east direction, he knew that Alice told him that the manor was northwest and now he knew where the west direction was as it was opposite to the east direction, but he didn't know how to find the north direction without looking at the star in the night.
....
After doing relentless work and plating seeds it was almost night and the sun was radiating its orange light in the sky disappearing into the land.
Suddenly a small boy came running to him.
"Uncle! uncle!" He shouted.
'Uncle?' Aeron thought, The kid's running came to fast walking as he was approaching Aeron, Kids sure are innocent right? He thought.
"You're that sleeping uncle right?"
The kid said tugging Aeron's pants, his voice was soft and a little shrill and loud.
"Anyways my name is John Hale, the son of Aurthur Hale and Isabella Hale!"
the kid's voice started to sound like he was proud stating his parent's name.
"My name is Aeron Grey, I am a hunter..."
Aeron's voice was a little low as he was looking at the kid with a little smile and he was kneeling to match the height level of the kid.
"Hey uncle! can we shake hands?" Asked the boy.
Aeron's smile grew as he heard the boy's suggestion and raised his right hand forward
"Sure.", his voice was heavy and low.
as they both shook hands his hands started to get a little numb and then it started to feel a little pain like someone was hitting the corner of a cuboidal stick.
he groaned and quickly pulled his hands back, the boy whose eyes turned from playful as his mask of innocence wearing off, the boy said.
"Did you feel it too unc? why do specific people feel this? One time a man who...I think had a thick mustache said he was a hunter but when we shook hands he also pulled his hand, then he tried to attack me but I killed him."
"H- How?"
Aeron said, his voice low and frightened as his life was on line at that point
"I think I can control wind...speed, size, and this or that...but I can slit your throat before you even know it"
was this Lunar Energy? Aeron didn't know how little Alice told him about it.