Well. Everything became bright so either I died or it was succeed. Time to place bets. Maybe it is too late now. My eyes hurt. It is like I´m rising from sleep after hardly getting enough sleep. At least pains are away. That is big positive. Let´s see where I am.

Place seems like 15 m2 room. Sun was up and light was coming from the window. There was no curtains. Room was clearly cheap one with small amount decoration. I didn´t know where I was. It didn´t look familiar. I rose to look outside. Few hundred meters away was forest in to hill. Before it was many buildings. I finally figured out where I was. This was small apartment where I studied before I was taken away by wizard apprentice. It didn´t take even a year to stay here.

”Time to find out what day is it to plan for the future.”

What was that noise!? I haven´t heard that voice before. Is she playing a joke with me. Could this be illusion to make my last moments tolerable?

”Could you stop playing around?”

There was that voice again.

”Maybe I should do a joke on her.”

”???”

What a minute.

”Aaa”

”Bbb”

”Ccc”

”---”

No doubt about it. This is my voice. I completely forgotten how my voice was. I have really returned back in time. So that accident has not happened yet.

Far left of the window was clock tower. It was morning for sure 7:00. It was summer in northern globe. Sun wasn´t going down at all. Harsh cold winters are common place here. I´m staying in the most popular city in these parts even then population is only half a million. In the north pole area there is less that million people. No doubt this is large city.

Only witch living in these parts is rank 70 ice witch. She wasn´t born in these parts but her study brought her here millennium ago. I was working part time here for her like most students here. My work is to bring resources here once per week. Luckily my home town was the place where those resources are found. It was simple work. I just go back home every weekend and bring everything here. Simply put I was mailman. My Calendar shows that it is day I should return home. Only train go past my home once per week. I´m reason for it for sure.

I should hurry to the station. Train leaves the station exactly at 9:00. It is only 5 km to station. It takes only one hour to arrive but better save that sorry. If I´m late then there is no doubt what is going to happen. Good pay, simple and free travel expenses. Not only ice witch but every student would be after my live. Maybe this kind of tress is reason for good pay. No wonder I haven´t heard of my predecessor.

These days weather temperature is close to 20 celsius. This is as good as it can get. I see people going to work and work places full of haste. This was normal day like any other. Only difference was I. I was buying news paper. I didn´t buy hardly any papers even in my past life. This is abnormal both as student and apprentice. Somehow I managed without such things. I didn´t care how world was but now it was most in my concern.

New restaurant is opening today, ice jeti population is danger of extinction, more news about dead politician and more pointess scrap. I haven´t heard of this restaurant. Ice jeti population is going to rise vastly in near future. I haven´t even heard of this politician. He was nobody. No reason for concern. I have no idea what kind of day this is. At least I have my voices so explosion hasn´t happened yet. Unfortunately I don´t remember what day explosion happened. It wasn´t even put in the news so day can´t be found out. Well, I was kidnapped after it. I have no idea how long it took to that I was found. My family members were only ones how could have known about it but they were long gone. Of course there was other news to but there was nothing intersting there.

At the station I bought the ticket and carefully took receipt. Clock was 8:01. I wasn´t sleepy anymore. I started to remember more and more. It was terrorist attack to the train when I was coming back to city. At least it won´t be this trip. This gives me some time to prepare. There is three stations before my home. I have already verified it. It was told by my sister it was a bomb. I don´t know if it is true. I survived but I don´t have same resistance against magic or trained body to endure explosion. How could I have survived if it was a bomb? ”Maybe I should stop that terrorist attack from happening.”

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”What!?”

There was a man looking at me amazed look in his face. What happened? Why is he panicing so much? It would be problem if I change history too much needlessly. How would have young me acted in this situation. I don´t remember seeing this man before. It might b etoo long time ago to remember. ”Maybe I should take care of him.”

”What!!?”

He started to shout even louder. Everyone in close proximity were looking at us. What was going on? It looks like he thinks me as his worst enemy. What I have done to deserve this?

”I´m sorry if I have offended you some way. I have no idea why you act like that.”

”Please don´t kill me.”

He was looking at me with scared look. I don´t remember what I have done to him to make him think that way. Maybe I should be happy that he isn´t shouting no longer. No one except me heard his words. I don´t know should I laugh or cry.

”I´m not going to harm anyone. Why are you scared of me so much?”

”I haven´t heard anything. We didn´t meet or see each other. Please let me go.”

What is this? This makes no sense. ”I haven´t caused any harm to anyone and I´m not going to do so other people. Why this is happening?” I haven´t harmed any people in my life. Maybe hurt for self defence but nothing more than that. I have killed witch and demons but can they be considered as people. They aren´t normal at least.

Person next to me was looking at me. He was wondering about something. Maybe he can start conversation on his own. He was student like me. His closes and equipment were clear evidence for it. We both might have been in same classes in the past. Only note worthy part is his hair. It is red and it is natural red not some artificial. How can I tell? There is one tribe how has red hair as common trate. They are quite well known for their bad reputation. Their bloodline possess aspect of dwarf fire magic. It was useful aspect which was found much later in time. Current times they must be heavily bullied daily. Their ancestors were responsible of one uprising in here north. It was long ago. That kingdom was lost but their reputation as traitors has stayed to this day. If I remember correctly this problem was going on even to day I died.

”Where you murmuring?”

”Ah! Was I thinking aloud?”

”Yes, you were. More than once.”

That explains it. There must have been huge misunderstanding. I should explain myself carefully.

”What did I say?”

”You were saying ”maybe I should take care of him”. I was sure you were going to kill me when you said it.”

He honestly said what I said. People with reputation like his might interpret my words so differently.

”You were panicing so I was thinking how could I have helped you. There isn´t deeper meaning behind it.”

It seems like he believed me. People around us started to move again. There was even one group of students approaching red haired man. They started to leave when we started to talk at ease. They were going to harash him if I wasn´t here.

”What did you mean when you said ”maybe I should stop that terrorist attack from happening”?”

Ah. C**p. I really should get rid off this old habit of my soon. My habit of thinking aloud has backfired this soon. How could have made such mistake? I have to hurry and explain what is going on.

It is too late. He is suspicious of me. He has concerned look in his face. I´m sure he is thinking of telling about me to law forces. That is what I would have done in his place. Probably long time of suffering has cause him doubt his own judgment. It is too bad but I have to take advantage over it.

”There has been news about threats. These days there is change it is truth so I was thinking how these could be prevented. There has to be ways to do so daily basis.”

I came up excuse which give half a truth but keeps my identity hidden. It isn´t like anyone would believe me even if I told. I might gain even ways to save my situation. I can´t hope that I survive explosion again. I should at least find proves what was going on in my past. I don´t know if I want to change anything. At least I don´t want to die as soon as I returned. So I want to keep myself save.

”Oh you were thinking something like that. That explains it. Sorry for doubting you.”

He was going to make a bow so I put stop to it. I don´t enjoypeople bowing down at all. Even more so when they aren´t the blame.

”Don´t bow down on your own initiative. You aren´t the blame. I would have suspected me if I was in your shoes. If you bow down it reduce your human worth. Not just yours but your kinds too. You should get down to your fours so easily. Some cases you have to do it to survive. This isn´t such moments.”

I started to rant way longer than intended. I hope he got something out of it. We stayed silent sometime. At least he wasn´t going down to floor or calling law forces.

”Are you going north?”

I choosed to ask him if we travel the same path. It is save to assume he is. Next train comes 10:30. There is two hours to it. Thing is red hair tribe´s land isn´t in north from here. What kind of purpose might he have coming here?

”Yes. I´m going to meet my friend. He has called me to visit his home.”

Some reason I have feeling they aren´t friends. I hope nothing goes wrong for him. If I have guessed correct then he is going in middle of nowhere and there is no one waiting for him there. Even if he manages to return, they would just say ”Sorry. I didn´t see you at the station. Did you really arrive?” I hate people like that. Just because someone is easy to bully, it doesn´t justify your actions.

”My name is Ari. I´m going north. Would you like to talk with me as we travel? What is your name?”

”My name is Tyr.”

I haven´t heard person called Tyr before. No matter what destiny brought for him, it isn´t my problem. For now I should hear more about current moment so I can know when those kidnappers arrive. Can I do anything even if I know? I should also find time to test if I can do magic. Maybe I should wait until it is save to get rid off magic resistance. Once I gain other then the other might disappear.

”How has your studies gone so far?”

So our talk started until conductor arrived at the station.

”Tickets please. Good journey.”