*Evan POV*

Mia hugged me tightly as I was crouched down some of the blood that was on me got onto her as well but it looks like she didn’t mind it. I returned the hug to her because it seems like she needed it. A few moments of us together passed away Mia didn’t seem like she wanted to let go but I started to feel weird from the stares of the Queen of Elves who was looking at us with a bittersweet smile.

“Umm Mia?” I said to her.

“Yes?” She said as let go of me a little before looking at me.

“Uh, do you mind a little? I think the Queen of Elves is waiting for me?” I said as I pointed to behind her with my eyes. She looked back and saw Queen Elizabeth, Tifa and Sarah staring at us from a little far away. She blushed and immediately let go of me. I quickly stood up and saw her staring at the ground with embarrassment.

“Sooo,” I said as I scratched my head, “do you all need something or are y'all just really free?”

The queen started chuckling “Once again, I want to thank you for saving our kingdom and also protecting my Dau- I mean my Children's.” she was about to say something else but changed her words.

“Oh yea, no problem for that. Just call me whenever you need help like this.” I said awkwardly, “Oh, but next time I want payment.”

The Queen nodded, “Please tell us if you require assistance in any way. We might be spread thin but we’ll do our best to help you.”

Oh yea I did, didn’t I? I thought to myself as I started racking my brain trying to remember what it was. “Well, aside from killing the Eye of Cthulhu, there was another thing but I can’t remember…”

It's like on the tip of my tongue.

“Hey Genius! Aren't you forgetting about your King and Queen?” Sarah answered from behind the Queen. The Queen gave her a stern glare for her carefree behaviour, which only made Sarah look away from the Monarch’s gaze.

“Oh Yea” I said as I finally remembered. “you did say you knew where they were didn't you?”

The Queen nodded, “If it's your King and Queen you're looking for then let me bring you to them. Please follow me” She turned around and started walking as I started following her. Mia also hurried up to me and grabbed my hand. It looked like a father walking his daughter, only the father was covered in blood and some of it got onto the daughter as well. I didn’t really mind Mia holding my hand, she’s just a kid who seems like she went through a lot.

“Evan?” Tifa who was beside the Queen turned around and called me.

I turned to her and saw both her and Sarah walk up to me. I raised an eyebrow and they both thanked me for helping them. It was kind of odd for them to do but they had to help their comrades and we had to go our separate ways.

I looked at the Queen and she was waiting for me, “Follow me, Hero.”

“I'm no hero.” I said quietly to myself. Well technically I am the hero of skill, but she does not need to know that.

“But you saved my kingdom and my people, that alone makes you a Hero.” The Queen told me.

Looks like she heard me.

We walked for a bit in the forest that was completely destroyed from the Eye of Cthulhu fight. I kept looking around and the wreckage was slowly disappearing as we went into uncharted territory. I started hearing critter noises again and that’s when I knew we weren’t in the Elven Kingdom anymore.

The Queen started talking, “Your King and Queen were safely hidden away from my Kingdom, that is until your king had his injury healed. Don't worry, they’re far away so your fight with those giant eyes must not have reached them.”

That's good news since I don't want to see some mashed flesh on the floor with a gold crown beside it. I don’t know what Luna would do from that news.

We kept heading deeper and deeper into the forest. How do I know we're going deeper? Well, the vegetation is increasing along with wild flowers and large trees.

We walked for a few minutes until we saw a small light in the darkness which led to a small Cabin made entirely out of wood. It looks hurriedly made and really crude. I guess they didn't expect the company of the King and Queen and made a temporary lodging.

“We're here.” The queen said. Mia let go of my hand and started fixing her clothes and made herself look presentable. I would do that as well, but no point since even a bath isn’t going to rid of all the blood that’s stuck on me.

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Queen Elizabeth knocked 4 in quick succession, before a motherly voice came from behind the door, “Who's there?” it asked.

“It's me, Elizabeth. I brought you some of your Subjects.”

The door opened slowly and I saw a woman peeking out. She had Milky white hair that almost touched the floor, a motherly gaze with the same crystal-like blue eyes that's like a signature of the Silver Daemons Tribe.

After looking at me and Mia she gasped in shock before slamming the door open and jumped at us.

She ignored all the blood and bits of flesh on me and hugged both Mia and I in her arms. Mia seems glad too.

She started sobbing, “I’m really Glad.” She said. Then she looked around searching for someone and asked me. She got scared and asked me in a fearful voice, expecting the worst, “Ried, Where's Luna? And are you okay?”

I quickly responded, “Don’t worry, Luna’s Perfectly fine and safe in another place, also this is the blood of my enemy, not my own blood.”

She sighed in relief before asking me, “Why didn't you bring her here?”

“Well, uhh,” She caught me off-guard with that question, “something's happened and, uh, to keep her safe I entrusted her to a friend of mine.”

Mia quickly helped me, “Yes, it's better that she wasn't here. There were 2 Giant eye monster which Ried beat himself. If she was here then she would've been hurt.”

The queen finally lets us go of her grip. “Ried, Is that true?”

“Well...” I started scratching my head “Something like that.”

Queen Elizabeth started answering her question even though I didn’t really want her too, “It's true. He Saved our entire tribe from the Cultist's and became our hero just mere moments ago.”

I was getting a bit embarrassed by their praise.

“Wow,” She looked at me in shock. “I've missed a lot of things in these past few days.” She then nodded and turned around. “Alright, come inside already I’ll make some tea.”

There's even tea In this world!?

We headed inside but Queen Elizabeth stayed outside, “Pardon me but I need to help my people in repairing my kingdom.” After saying that Elizabeth turned around and left for her kingdom.

There was only us three left. “Alright let's go inside, we have so much to talk about.” The Silver Daemon queen said.

I nodded and we went inside. The place was quite small. There were no rooms but there was a table on one corner with four chairs and a small candle lit on it. There was also an Iron Cooking pot in another corner on top of a small fire pit surrounded by stones, it looks just like a witch cauldron... Is it safe to keep that in here?

In front of us, next to the walls, there were two Wooden Beds and an Old man with short white hair was sleeping on one of them. He was facing us and there were Bandages on his left Shoulder. I'm guessing he's the king.

“His Majesty's Shoulder!” Mia blurted out.

The Queen looked down with a pained expression, “Yes, He got it from Protecting his Daughter who was protecting someone Precious to him.”

The queen gave me a look and somehow even Mia understood as she gave me a glance with a smile. But the smile instantly turned into a frown.

“Umm your Majesty... Ried got amnesia. He doesn’t remember us.”

Ohhh, I was thinking of how to break that news to her but, thanks to Mia I don’t have to.

Okay, I hope she doesn't start crying like Luna.

She did look Shocked and stared at me with disbelief for a few seconds.

Before she said anything, I quickly said “Umm, if it’s alright with then can you please call me Evan for now?”

I seemed to have broken her train of thought.

She looked at me confused “Reid do you really not remember anything?”

Oh boi, here I go lying again.

I started scratching my head, “Nope, I woke up in a forest a bit far away from the humans Kingdom. I don't have any memory before that.”

She nodded and continued her questions, I’m starting to like her, instead of going into a crying spree, she’s actually analysing everything, “Why do you want to be called Evan?”

“Uhh, about that.” I said, “That’s the only name I remembered when I woke up. I didn’t know my name used to be Reid so I told everyone else I met that my name was Evan and the name kind of stuck with me.”

She stared at me for a few seconds as if wondering if I was lying or not and I started hoping to God that she would believe in my story. “hmmm... Alright, I'll call you Evan for now.”

Whew, Crisis averted. I thought to myself as I wiped the sweat off my brow in my mind.

“Your Majesty... you look really calm about Reid's Condition.” Mia asked her in confusion.

“Well it’s just Amnesia, right? The memories will come sooner or later.” The queen answered with a smile as if this has happened a few times before too and she had experience.

I hope that they keep the possibility of Ried's memory never coming back but that’s a thing to worry about in the future.

“Well for the meantime let me introduce myself again.” The Queen said, “I am your Queen, Queen Nezha.”

“Alright,” I said, “then your majesty, I am Evan until I get my memories back. Pleased to be of your service.”

The queen chuckled.

Just like that, we all talked about our events. I talked about all the things that happened to me and my meeting with Luna. I didn't include the fact that I was almost killed that night without any shelter and then made a shelter along with Jeff coming to my aid. Basically, anything related to the system or Terraria.

It was shocking to hear a little girl like Mia to experience getting her parents murdered in front of her. She broke down crying while talking about and the queen consoled her.

Then the Queen talked about her part and the part that Ried saved them and had to separate to lay off the pursuers. Fortunately, the Cultists followed us rather than the king and queen otherwise they would have been captured because of the king's injury.

“Your highness, do you think that wound will heal?” I asked the Queen

She looked down in sadness and shook her head.

“I’m afraid not. The wound is Devastating to his arm. I imagine he won't be able to use his left hand at all now.” She paused for a moment “It’s a miracle he isn’t dead yet but It’s just because he’s getting older and his body can’t keep up.”

Damn, That's horrible.

I looked at the King. Isn't there any way to fix that?

What about my health potions? they are quite amazing and even Lark told me that they were amazing things only to be used on something life threatening.

I was thinking of solutions when the king just Woke up.