I could sense Lily shakes as we walk further into the forest.
I know the reason why she has shaken so much.
And the reason is that her belief that this forest is full of dangers and she fears that we might not able to protect ourself if we would have encountered those dangers as we on our way to Epern village.
To be honest, I still don’t believe what she had said about this forest and monsters. But it is not like she would have any benefit of lying to me.
Because I am the only thing she left.
Suddenly, I saw a movement in a bush not so far from where we are.
I stopped to look.
“Ah, why are you suddenly stopping”
“Shut, something is in the bush”
Lily smacked her head onto my back, I turned and told her to be quite as I look out for anything that I can use as a weapon in case a thing in the bush turn out to be something that have the potential of harming both of us.
Just like before I picked a sharp and thick branch and hold it tight as we walk closer to the bush.
There in the moving bush, it is a small white rabbit.
“Oh, is a Rabbit, it is cute”
I picked it up, then show it to Lily.
After Lily saw the rabbit, she began to have calmed down a little.
“Ouch…”
But then the rabbit bit me then jump and ran off.
I guess it's natural I mean it is a wild rabbit after all and if it has a chance to run then it would.
I looked at Lily and once again continue our walk to the village.
Maybe an hour or longer since we started to walk, every now and then we would stop and take a break.
Since we started to walk to the village we do not encounter anything dangerous except for a few animals like a lone wolf that we just saw in half an hour ago. We hid ourself and waited for it to go then continue on our road.
But I still keep my guard up in case of an ambush.
“Here have some fruits”
Lily handed me some fruits that we packed before we even enter the forest.
“Thanks”
I took it and take a bite.
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“Its delicious”
“Do you think we are going to arrive at the village before sunset?”
I asked her as I continue eating the fruit.
“I’m not sure, but I think it should be no more than two days distance if we continue walking like this without any obstacles.
She looked at the sky, then she answers to me.
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After a few minutes, we continue our walk.
But as soon as we started to walk, I could sense someone was watching us.
“Act normally, someone was watching us”
I whispered to Lily as I continue to walk.
“Someone what..!”
“I told you to be quiet, didn’t I?”
I said it quietly and lightly tap her to allow her to walk closely behind me.
“You see that long bush in front of us, we are going to hide in their”
We hide among the bushes while waiting.
Then I spotted a group of five people. There three men and two women. Two of three men wear what it seems like a rusty iron armour with a long sword in their hands, while the other man wears a leather armour with a dagger hang around his waist. The women wear something different, one of the women wears a white long robe with a golden symbol located in her chest area, while the other woman wears a brown robe with no other detail and has a staff in her hand.
They are searching for something.
“They are adventures that I talk to you about”
“If they are here, which mean they are on some kind of quest or training. Maybe we could ask them to provide us a protection as we on our way to the village”
Lily whispered to me as I looked at them.
“But we have no money and I doubt that they would like that”
I said to her quietly while I continue to look at them.
Suddenly, the group of adventures head off into the forest in the opposite direction of where we are hiding. Then I fear a scream came from the same direction that the group of adventures head off too.
I felt something was wrong.
“Run, Lily run!”
I quickly grabbed her hand, then begin to run.
I don’t know what the group of adventurers has encountered to make them scream that loud and even if I have a chance to know about it I rather not.
“I can’t run anymore”
I stopped. Then turned around and take a look at Lily.
Then I realised that we have been running for a long time by just looking at Lily feet.
Her feet are swollen and covering with dirt.
I wanted to stop and take a rest, but I’m not sure if we are fair and safe enough to stop.
Even if I want to run a bit more, but I know for sure that Lily couldn’t run any longer otherwise her feet would become even worse than it already is.
“I don’t think we are save enough to stop right now. Do you think it’s okay for you to walk?”
“I don’t know, but I can try”
I use one of my arms to support Lily as we walk.
On our walk, I could no longer sense that someone watching and I sighed in relief after I know we have reached the end of the forest faster than we thought.
At the end of the forest, there is a small village not so far from where we are.
In the village, there are around a hundred of houses surrounding by high wooden barriers.
This must be Epern Village that Lily was talking about.
With that me and Lily walk to the village gate.
As we are approaching the gate. Suddenly a man in a leather armor stops us before we can get in.
His face begins to blush as he looks down at my naked body.
“Excuse me sir, can me and my sister get into the village. We being attacked by bandits living in the forest and we are here seeking for help”
Lily asks the guard while I looked at him in displeasure.
“Ah, yes”
He said then gesturing for us to enter the gate.
“Sorry to interrupt you, sir, but do you have any cloth that I can wear while in the village?”
I asked him even though I find him very rude.
“Ah, yes please wait here I will you bring some cloth”
Said the guard as he walks off into the gate.
After a few minutes he came back with a plain grey dress in his hand.
“Thank you very much”
He handed it to me, then I walk off and change into the dress.
Then we make our way into the village.
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Stat Window
Name: N/A
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Class: N/A
Strength: 12
Agility: 12
Stamina: 18
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 12
Intimidate; 1
Skill: Resistance to fear of death (Lesser), Stealth (Lesser), Sneak Attack (Lesser), Fruit Gattering (Lesser).
Title: Esmeralda Champion