Chapter 8: Questions (2/2)
"Yes, to your second question As for the first, you will soon find out when you arrive at "
This voice seemed awfully sure that I would try and find it
As if reading hts, she continued, "I aet you home from this place, so I advise you to make haste"
That jerked soet back ho! Are they alright? Did they reach Xyrus safely?
If the voice could really take me back home, I had no choice but to find it
"Ahem, dear uhh… Mr Voice May I ask for the directions to your location so that you may bless me with your presence?"
The voice let out another soft chuckle before replying with, "Don't you think it's a little rude to call a lady 'Mister'? And yes, I'll show you the way"
Ahh… so it was a lady
Immediately,out, a location that was roughly around a day's trip to the east cahted up before my vision shi+fted back to nor i the day than when it gets dark" Gently chided the voice
"Yes Ma'a towards my destination
It beca, I was only left with a few aches here and there Whatever that lady did was so a spell with thatthe spell right before I landed? Then how could she have known that ere falling, and why did she only save me? The more I tried to solve the mystery, thea faint gurgling sound, I headed towards the direction, spotting a narrow stream
"Yes!" I exclaimed
I was absolutely filthy My face and neck still had the stench of storiorously scrubbing cleanoffthem, I laid the the refreshi+ng bath, I walked towards my still damp clothes when…
'Kukuku… how pleasantly carefree'
Reflexively, both my hands shot down to coverto make my body as small as possible
'Don't worry, there wasn't much to see' I shuddered as I almost felt the Voice wink at , I alue that nore the Voice and put on ize,' the Voice stifled a laugh
Cal must be calm
After I put on o silent Notout the last ofto be a problem for a while since I had just refilled my water sack, but I would need food soon; hopefully the voice would providewhere I was Since I fell off the mountain towards the east, I must be near the elves' domain I don't think I'm in the Forest of Elshi+re because I' Was I in the Beast Glades? No There weren't any mana beasts… I spotted a few rabbits and birds, but I've yet to see anything else Soer that I noticed a bit before was the abundance of mana in this place It was mostly due to the richness of mana that I was able to recover froh that still doesn't explain how I survived in the first place, I hoped that the source behind the voice would tell me
I should hurry
Aside from the fact that there was no road, it turned out to be a pretty uneventfully peaceful trip, with o around As I drew near the location of the voice, the density inthe te ht now I needed to get home
Since everyone probably assumed that I was dead, I couldn't help but worry about Mother and Father Not so much physically, but for their ive theht that conant Yes At least for the sake of
I reached the area where the Voice directedbesides a cluster of rocks surrounded by a cluster of trees
'I'lad you were able to make it here safely,' the Voice echoed confidently, as if it already kneould
"Nice to meet you uhh… Ma'am? Miss Rocks?
'I'm not a rock, nor a cluster of them There is a crevice between the back of the adjacent rocks That's where I'll be,' the Voice chuckled
Looking around, I ap, about the width of an adult, between two of the larger rocks that were leaning against each other The slight breeze co out fro for If it weren't for the Voice directing me to this exact location, I would never have even noticed the sh the crevice, but strengthen yourself with mana before you do'
I can finally meet Mother and Father soon!
Without a second's hesitation, I slipped in through the gap easily while willing the then my body
I had expected a platform to step on but instead, I immediately plummeted down the dark hole
The voice had failed to warna vertical fall
'I guess that hy she hat the top of , I slowly supported myself up
"We finally meet child"
I felt the blood drain frohtheaded asbutt, staring at the one who's been helping me this whole time