“I, I can’t go with you.”
At Glene’s words, the shadow wolf put down Glene’s neck.
“What does that mean? Can’t we go together? Are you going to stay here?”
“Yes, there are circumstances that require me to stay… So don’t think about me and hurry, Lady.”
Glene hastily took a step back. I looked at Glenne.
“What if Georg takes revenge on you? No, if others rush at you…”
“Georg to me… Don’t worry, he won’t be able to kill me, Lady.”
Glene spoke to me clearly.
As Glene said that, her eyes were filled with confidence that Georg wouldn’t kill her, so I could no longer ask her to go with me.
“…Okay, Glene. Stay hidden just in case. Eung? You can’t get hurt!”
“Don’t worry, kind Lady.”
Glene smiled faintly, then ran with all her might and disappeared down the hallway.
I hugged Arsene’s neck tightly.
After Arsene made sure I was safely on his back, he used his psychic powers to break the window and jump right out of the mansion.
“Ack—!”
Perhaps because it was covered with his powers, the glass shards didn’t fly out.
Arsene immediately landed in the garden of the Raniero Mansion and ran as fast as he could to the gate.
It seemed like shadow wolves were chasing me, but because it was night, I couldn’t see the shadows properly.
A cool breeze cut through the night air and touched my cheek. My hair, which had not been properly trimmed, was disheveled in the night wind.
I hugged Arsene’s neck tightly so as not to fall off his back and whispered into his two huge ears.
“Arsene, we have to go to Tamar. To the tree that stands tall in the middle of the land of Tamar.”
The moment Arsene nodded his head,
“!”
Arsene was knocked down by an unknown force.
Bang—!
Arsene lost his balance and fell to the ground.
As Arsene fell, he spun around and wrapped himself around me, so I wasn’t seriously hurt.
“Arsene, Arsene! Are you okay?”
I checked Arsene’s condition. Arsene nodded his head as if it was okay and stood up straight away.
I sat down on the dirt floor and looked at the place where the unknown force had come from.
“Where are you running away to?”
It was Georg.
Instinctively, I raised my head and looked at the sky, and there was a round full moon floating at the highest point.
It seemed like he came to pick me up when the time for the ceremony was up and discovered this situation.
“…Georg.”
“Come on, let’s go together, Linsy. Just like back then.”
Georg came striding forward. Behind him stood hundreds of humans covered in black robes.
Arsene wasted no time in putting me back on his back.
“Arsene!”
“Where?”
Georg relentlessly attacked Arsene’s legs to prevent him from escaping.
Fortunately, he swerved to avoid it, but if he had been hit properly, his leg might have been broken.
At that time, the people standing there wearing black robes suddenly began to tremble.
‘What’s going on?’
There was a lot of noise, and they ran off one by one. Georg looked back as if he was surprised.
And between them, a huge orange lion appeared.
It was Leona Fernando.
Leona and Ferdinan’s knights led by Leona stopped them.
“Damn it, you beasts…!”
Georg attacked the lions.
Leona’s eyes met mine for a moment. Leona nodded as if telling me to go away.
Arsene took advantage of the opportunity to kick off the ground and run away.
The shadow wolves couldn’t be seen, as if they had been left behind to stop them. It was just me and Arsene.
Dark night.
The full moon was shining brightly, so we could clearly see where we needed to go.
Arsene didn’t ask me why I had to go to the land of Tamar.
He didn’t ask what happened inside the Raniero mansion or why he had to go looking for that tree.
I just said I had to go, so he just silently took me there.
I felt Arsene’s warmth at my fingertips. The silver wolf seemed to be exhausted now, but he never slowed down even though he was breathing out his breath.
I was so worried that Arsene’s heart would explode if he continued running like this.
I placed my hand on the back of Arsene’s neck and used my ability.
Warm healing light flowed through Arsene’s silver fur.
We have to go faster, faster.
It felt like someone was whispering that in my ear.
I used my power on Arsene so he could run without worry.
As I got farther away from the Raniero mansion, I couldn’t hear any more sounds.
The surrounding was so quiet that the commotion from earlier felt like a dream.
No sound could be heard except for Arsene’s breathing and the sound of him running through the bushes and the wind.
I feel like Arsene and I are the only ones left in the world.
It wasn’t easy to open my eyes because the wind was blowing in front of my eyes, but I managed to open my eyes and look ahead.
‘We must go to the land of Tamar.’
The purpose is so clear that I can’t close my eyes.
God told me that when I got to the land of Tamar, I would know what to do.
In the same vein, my instincts were screaming that I had to go to the land of Tamar immediately.
If we had run at this point, the beastmen who had lost their minds might have appeared and rushed at him, but the surroundings were still quiet.
It was as if someone had put them to sleep to make our journey easier.
From Yeckhart to Raniero.
From Yeckhart to the land of Tamar.
It is a distance that takes half a day to drive. Arsene was running to reach that distance in just a few hours.
Arsene ran without stopping.
He ran, ran, ran again.
Until I told him to please stop.
“Arsene, you’re going to be in big trouble if we keep doing this. Mhm? Please take a break for a moment. Wait a second.”
Going to the land of Tamar was important, but Arsene’s health was just as important to me.
If he kept running like this, Arsene’s heart might not be able to hold on and burst by the time he got there.
Of course, I continued to use my ability, but even this ability had its limits.
Arsene then slowed his pace a little, stopping only when he found the lake.
It was a huge lake near the border of Raniero and Yeckhart.
Arsene quenched his thirst in the lake and stood tall in his place for a moment.
Soon after.
Pong–!
Arsene lifted his wolf form. A very disheveled man appeared. As soon as Arsene shapeshifted, I immediately hugged him tightly.
“Arsene! Are you okay?”
“…Linsy.”
Arsene caught his breath. It’s natural for him to do that since he ran from the mansion to here without stopping.
I could feel his firm chest rising and falling rapidly.
I hugged Arsene and looked up at him. His silver hair sparkled in the moonlight.
At that time,
“!”
Arsene squeezed both of my cheeks. I was startled and opened my eyes. I could feel Arsene’s soft fingertips touching my cheek.
“Are you okay, Linsy? You’re fine, right?…No matter how much I wander, I can’t find you. So.”
“Arsene, I’m fine. That’s why…”
“I even asked Fernando and Hezeth for help, but I couldn’t even find a trace of you, Linsy. I almost went crazy. As if one day you suddenly flew into the air and disappeared…. I couldn’t find you.”
I could see the worry in Arsene’s blue eyes.
How much Arsene cared about me, how much he thought of me.
And,
“I’m fine. I really missed you too, Arsene.”
How much Arsene loves me.
As soon as I finished speaking, Arsene hugged me.
He hugged me tightly as if he would never let me go again and buried his face in my shoulder.
I couldn’t even imagine how desperately Arsene must have been looking for me, so all I could do was hug him quietly.
“You said you had to go to the land of Tamar. Let’s hurry, I’ll take you there.”
“Aren’t you asking why I have to go?”
“You will tell me when the time comes.”
Arsene took me out of his arms and looked at my face for a moment, as if he was in a hurry to start again.
I gently stroked the cheek of my old friend, family member, and lover.
Arsene slowly leaned his face into my hand. The feeling of his cheek touching my fingertips was pleasant.
“Yes, I’ll tell you when the time comes. So now—.”
But then.
“I have something to ask you, Lincy.”
A familiar voice came from the darkness.
“I, I can’t go with you.”
At Glene’s words, the shadow wolf put down Glene’s neck.
“What does that mean? Can’t we go together? Are you going to stay here?”
“Yes, there are circumstances that require me to stay… So don’t think about me and hurry, Lady.”
Glene hastily took a step back. I looked at Glenne.
“What if Georg takes revenge on you? No, if others rush at you…”
“Georg to me… Don’t worry, he won’t be able to kill me, Lady.”
Glene spoke to me clearly.
As Glene said that, her eyes were filled with confidence that Georg wouldn’t kill her, so I could no longer ask her to go with me.
“…Okay, Glene. Stay hidden just in case. Eung? You can’t get hurt!”
“Don’t worry, kind Lady.”
Glene smiled faintly, then ran with all her might and disappeared down the hallway.
I hugged Arsene’s neck tightly.
After Arsene made sure I was safely on his back, he used his psychic powers to break the window and jump right out of the mansion.
“Ack—!”
Perhaps because it was covered with his powers, the glass shards didn’t fly out.
Arsene immediately landed in the garden of the Raniero Mansion and ran as fast as he could to the gate.
It seemed like shadow wolves were chasing me, but because it was night, I couldn’t see the shadows properly.
A cool breeze cut through the night air and touched my cheek. My hair, which had not been properly trimmed, was disheveled in the night wind.
I hugged Arsene’s neck tightly so as not to fall off his back and whispered into his two huge ears.
“Arsene, we have to go to Tamar. To the tree that stands tall in the middle of the land of Tamar.”
The moment Arsene nodded his head,
“!”
Arsene was knocked down by an unknown force.
Bang—!
Arsene lost his balance and fell to the ground.
As Arsene fell, he spun around and wrapped himself around me, so I wasn’t seriously hurt.
“Arsene, Arsene! Are you okay?”
I checked Arsene’s condition. Arsene nodded his head as if it was okay and stood up straight away.
I sat down on the dirt floor and looked at the place where the unknown force had come from.
“Where are you running away to?”
It was Georg.
Instinctively, I raised my head and looked at the sky, and there was a round full moon floating at the highest point.
It seemed like he came to pick me up when the time for the ceremony was up and discovered this situation.
“…Georg.”
“Come on, let’s go together, Linsy. Just like back then.”
Georg came striding forward. Behind him stood hundreds of humans covered in black robes.
Arsene wasted no time in putting me back on his back.
“Arsene!”
“Where?”
Georg relentlessly attacked Arsene’s legs to prevent him from escaping.
Fortunately, he swerved to avoid it, but if he had been hit properly, his leg might have been broken.
At that time, the people standing there wearing black robes suddenly began to tremble.
‘What’s going on?’
There was a lot of noise, and they ran off one by one. Georg looked back as if he was surprised.
And between them, a huge orange lion appeared.
It was Leona Fernando.
Leona and Ferdinan’s knights led by Leona stopped them.
“Damn it, you beasts…!”
Georg attacked the lions.
Leona’s eyes met mine for a moment. Leona nodded as if telling me to go away.
Arsene took advantage of the opportunity to kick off the ground and run away.
The shadow wolves couldn’t be seen, as if they had been left behind to stop them. It was just me and Arsene.
Dark night.
The full moon was shining brightly, so we could clearly see where we needed to go.
Arsene didn’t ask me why I had to go to the land of Tamar.
He didn’t ask what happened inside the Raniero mansion or why he had to go looking for that tree.
I just said I had to go, so he just silently took me there.
I felt Arsene’s warmth at my fingertips. The silver wolf seemed to be exhausted now, but he never slowed down even though he was breathing out his breath.
I was so worried that Arsene’s heart would explode if he continued running like this.
I placed my hand on the back of Arsene’s neck and used my ability.
Warm healing light flowed through Arsene’s silver fur.
We have to go faster, faster.
It felt like someone was whispering that in my ear.
I used my power on Arsene so he could run without worry.
As I got farther away from the Raniero mansion, I couldn’t hear any more sounds.
The surrounding was so quiet that the commotion from earlier felt like a dream.
No sound could be heard except for Arsene’s breathing and the sound of him running through the bushes and the wind.
I feel like Arsene and I are the only ones left in the world.
It wasn’t easy to open my eyes because the wind was blowing in front of my eyes, but I managed to open my eyes and look ahead.
‘We must go to the land of Tamar.’
The purpose is so clear that I can’t close my eyes.
God told me that when I got to the land of Tamar, I would know what to do.
In the same vein, my instincts were screaming that I had to go to the land of Tamar immediately.
If we had run at this point, the beastmen who had lost their minds might have appeared and rushed at him, but the surroundings were still quiet.
It was as if someone had put them to sleep to make our journey easier.
From Yeckhart to Raniero.
From Yeckhart to the land of Tamar.
It is a distance that takes half a day to drive. Arsene was running to reach that distance in just a few hours.
Arsene ran without stopping.
He ran, ran, ran again.
Until I told him to please stop.
“Arsene, you’re going to be in big trouble if we keep doing this. Mhm? Please take a break for a moment. Wait a second.”
Going to the land of Tamar was important, but Arsene’s health was just as important to me.
If he kept running like this, Arsene’s heart might not be able to hold on and burst by the time he got there.
Of course, I continued to use my ability, but even this ability had its limits.
Arsene then slowed his pace a little, stopping only when he found the lake.
It was a huge lake near the border of Raniero and Yeckhart.
Arsene quenched his thirst in the lake and stood tall in his place for a moment.
Soon after.
Pong–!
Arsene lifted his wolf form. A very disheveled man appeared. As soon as Arsene shapeshifted, I immediately hugged him tightly.
“Arsene! Are you okay?”
“…Linsy.”
Arsene caught his breath. It’s natural for him to do that since he ran from the mansion to here without stopping.
I could feel his firm chest rising and falling rapidly.
I hugged Arsene and looked up at him. His silver hair sparkled in the moonlight.
At that time,
“!”
Arsene squeezed both of my cheeks. I was startled and opened my eyes. I could feel Arsene’s soft fingertips touching my cheek.
“Are you okay, Linsy? You’re fine, right?…No matter how much I wander, I can’t find you. So.”
“Arsene, I’m fine. That’s why…”
“I even asked Fernando and Hezeth for help, but I couldn’t even find a trace of you, Linsy. I almost went crazy. As if one day you suddenly flew into the air and disappeared…. I couldn’t find you.”
I could see the worry in Arsene’s blue eyes.
How much Arsene cared about me, how much he thought of me.
And,
“I’m fine. I really missed you too, Arsene.”
How much Arsene loves me.
As soon as I finished speaking, Arsene hugged me.
He hugged me tightly as if he would never let me go again and buried his face in my shoulder.
I couldn’t even imagine how desperately Arsene must have been looking for me, so all I could do was hug him quietly.
“You said you had to go to the land of Tamar. Let’s hurry, I’ll take you there.”
“Aren’t you asking why I have to go?”
“You will tell me when the time comes.”
Arsene took me out of his arms and looked at my face for a moment, as if he was in a hurry to start again.
I gently stroked the cheek of my old friend, family member, and lover.
Arsene slowly leaned his face into my hand. The feeling of his cheek touching my fingertips was pleasant.
“Yes, I’ll tell you when the time comes. So now—.”
But then.
“I have something to ask you, Lincy.”
A familiar voice came from the darkness.
