The sun is down and everyone else seems to be getting ready to sleep. It has been peaceful for a couple hours now, ever since I finished talking with Lia.
There also hasn’t been any signs of anyone coming which is a good thing, but it doesn’t mean that no one is here.
I can’t help but wonder what might be waiting for us in Lumiel. The hunters definitely out number us by quite a lot so the fight will definitely be tough.
Yet, I still must go to this capital. There’s a lot that I need to know... Especially when it comes down to the hunters.
Lumiel will be the best possible place for me to figure out all of that. I’m still kind of on edge with some of the stronger hunters, even if I have this power now.
There’s no telling what kind of tricks they might have; Hunters have always been sneaky so it wouldn’t be surprising if one did have some sort of special artifact as well.
I’m sure the heart wasn’t the only one in existence otherwise kings wouldn’t be fighting over them in the first place.
An hour or two goes by since the girls all went to sleep, my thoughts have still been all over the place about Lumiel. It is something that I can’t stop thinking about.
Tap. Tap.
Quickly I turn my head to see Morrigan standing next to me now... She didn’t even make a single noise walking up to me.
If a hunter can walk up like that, it’ll be over for all of us here.
"So your intentions as of right now are to wipe out the hunters in Lumiel?" Morrigan questions.
"It is definitely a good start," I respond while looking ahead.
"Just don’t get yourself killed while we are there. Lots of hunters will definitely notice you at some point," Morrigan says with concern in her voice.
"I don’t have any intention of dying there. I’ve got a lot to accomplish in my life before I can consider calling it quits," I reply with a calm, yet serious tone.
I’ve still got to rebuild a home for my own kind, maybe even a kingdom if possible. It’ll take a long time to do any of that but I’m willing to do it.
If Remi is still alive I might even be able to ask him how to go about it when the time comes for construction.
It’ll definitely cost me a hell of a lot of money since people don’t work for free, but I can start small. A village, then a town, and eventually start working towards the Kingdom.
"I’m glad you have the strength to do all this," Morrigan says with a genuine tone.
"Me too. Something just keeps pushing me forward," I reply while crossing my arms.
"Don’t let it disappear. A lot of people could use you in their lives, me included," Morrigan says with a kind tone.
Now I feel bad for thinking she was some sort of monster before... Then again, it was the first time I ever saw her and she was killing a bunch of people.
I’m glad she isn’t some monster though, she actually has a heart. Another reason I don’t understand the humans; How can we be the monsters when we care so much about what happens to others?
They are out there killing their own kind while we are trying to save people. It’ll never make any sense to me.
Fighting for what? Power, land, control?
I guess all of that plays an important role but I don’t think it is worth taking lives over all the damn time. That is exactly why I could never bring myself to understand them.
Not all of them at least.
"Anyway I’m going to head back to bed. Goodnight Dante," Morrigan says with a smile before walking off.
"Goodnight Morrigan," I reply softly.
The rest of the night goes by without a single thing happening; just animals making noises and someone occasionally waking up.
It is nice to watch the sun rise in the morning as well, even if it isn’t the most visible through these trees. It just tells you that you made it another day.
With that I went back to help pack up whatever we needed from the camp since we’d be leaving soon anyway.
It only took a little bit to pack everything up and make it look like we were never here. Having as many of us as we do, it makes this a lot easier to take care of.
"I guess it is about time we get going right?" Amelia asks with curiosity in her voice.
"After you get some more practice in with the sword," I answer before anyone else can.
"You sure we should do that before leaving?" Lia questions.
"Yes. It doesn’t hurt to practice as much as possible," I answer without hesitation.
Amelia isn’t terrible with the sword now but she is still quite a bit of ways behind us. Hunters will not hesitate to kill her if they get the opportunity to do so.
I’d rather her be as prepared as she can be instead of her kind of having some skill to fight with.
Besides, we still have a little bit of time before we have to start walking anyway. Lumiel is going to be there regardless of when we decide to leave.
The camp is packed up, everyone is ready to go, so there is no harm in some sparring.
Swords begin to clash as Amelia and Lia practice fighting together, each time it echoes throughout the forest.
"What made you decide this?" Morrigan asks with a curious tone.
"Amelia still needs quite a bit of practice before she can handle a fight against a hunter," I answer while watching them spar.
"That makes sense. Just try not to push her too hard," Morrigan says with a calm tone.
"I’d never do that," I reply with a laid-back tone.
I wouldn’t, but Lia might.