"Are we free?"
"Do you guys come to save us"
"Thank you, thank you"
"To think the hero actually come and rescue us himself, truly thank you"
"We won't be sell! We won't be sell!"
Word of appreciation were coming from the hostages mouth one after another to all of their saviour, they clearly express joy, some by smiling while some by crying.
"There is a carriage over there, Filaurel, can you and the students help the victim to board those carriage, Kucin and I will secure the merchant" [Azumi]
"Understood" [Filaurel]
"Oh, and before I forgot, can you ask the parents of the two child just now or any guardian of them?" [Azumi]
"Don't worry, I will ask about it" [Filaurel]
"Thank you" [Azumi]
"You are welcome" [Filaurel]
With that, Azumi uses the same earth magic and tie all of the already tied merchant (by Filaurel fauna magic) with additional light chain magic. Extra step like this won't hurt anyone except the merchant as they have to bear with the additional chain. But Azumi doesn't even have slightest remote of pity and straight up chain them anyway. With Kucin help they put the merchant one by one into the earth cage. Everything proceed smoothly without any problem and Azumi uses wind magic and make a bird golem to tell Alfin that they have manage to catch all the slave merchant.
They then proceed to went back to their own carriage. While Azumi took care of the merchant, Kucin and Filaurel go and capture the person that were binded to tree and drag them toward the carriage. Filaurel as not to give them any chances of running away use tree golem magic right from the start to intimidate those guys and it was a success as they show no sign of struggling
Once they meet Alfin, both Alfin and Azumi seem to have something to talk, but Azumi let Alfin talk first
"Those kid parent's, they are..." [Alfin]
"Yeah, I know, Filaurel already uses her magic to start the search and I also use mine to make it faster, let us hope for the best" [Azumi]
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"yeah, you are right" [Alfin]
What follow was a silence for both of them, ans their current plan is to take both the merchant and the people to Mesembryanthemum. There, the merchant will be judged while the people that they rescue will receive help from the duke.
As night fall, Filaurel and Azumi magic still have not shown any sign of succeed. There are some gloomy atmosphere here and there when Alfin decided
"Azumi, Aurora, help me will you" [Alfin]
""??"" [Aurora, Azumi]
Alfin proceed to explain what she will do and both of them agree.
At the firebon, where everyone gather around, Alfin suddenly ask everyone to lend their ear to her
"Azumi, Aurora, after you" [Alfin]
With the signal from Alfin, Azumi chant a wind and mirage magic
"Oh wind and mirage, please us with your ever loving song, Lullaby" [Azumi]
"Oh snow, warm our heart with your beauty, Crystal snow" [Aurora]
At their chant, a smooth pleasing lullaby can be heard coming from Azumi's fairy golem made out of mostly wind magic and the snow fall slowly and glitter beautifully. Alfin then begin to sing
"Oh the ever lovely snow, that fall upon this land, may you warm up our heart as day goes by" [Alfin]
While Alfin sing, Azumi uses another magic
"Oh fire, visualize those melody, fire melody" [Azumi]
A warm harmless fire take on a form of musical note, like that of music sheet, they float around the bonfire, everyone was mesmerized by the song, the lullaby, the snow and the music note. Alfin continue her performance
"There are painful day, there are happy day, its the sign that we are alive, just like the snow sometime harsh sometime awe us in its beauty" [Alfin]
"So long as you are alive, there are still tomorrow, so please don't give up, as tomorrow snow hold yet another mystery" [Alfin]
"Tomorrow, the snow might be harsh, tomorrow snow might be gentle, but remember that thing will not last. Even if you love or hate the snow, remember that fall will soon come and greet you" [Alfin]
"So to all the people that are alive, just know that just like the snow, all will come to end one day and new chapter of life will play afterward as life continues on, you will meet the snow once again" [Alfin]
The song continue until Alfin's stop, all the spectators were happy to hear Alfin's song which she wrote on the spot. The atmosphere brighten up, Alfin then see the two kid and they have become more cheerful. The little rabbit girl especially love Alfin's song and us her to repeat while the boy scold her to speak politely toward the Princess
"Ok, Azumi, you are next, and Aurora, don't think of escaping" [Alfin]
""huh!!!"" [Aurora, Azumi]