ARAIA'S P.O.V
Ugh. What a thing to start the day…
I'm currently doing some exercises, I need to stay fit! I feel like I've been gaining weight these days because of my sedentary lifestyle while I'm healing, that's why I'm trying to lose weight.
For someone who is working without moving so much, this might also help me to freshen my mind and to be able to work efficiently.
I need to move my muscles!
Come to think of it, tomorrow is my day off.
"How should I spend it?" Should I sleep all day?
Hmm…
It would be good if I will do some shopping and visit a place that I've never been to before- oh my!
I forgot something!
I need to look for a clue to get back to Earth! I forgot about it for a while…
Right, I need to find a way!
"But where should I look?"
Is there even someone who can help me to get back?
I remember Orlando and the elder, they told me that they knew a magician who can help me but Orlando's dead now!
I don't even know where to find Elder Baster's village, it would be hard for me to look for him now.
When I think about it, it won't be too impossible for me to look for a magician because first of all, Orlando and the others know what a magician is and I didn't even tell them about that.
They even know what a magician can do so it only means one thing, there's a magician here.
I've never encountered a magician in those books that I've read so I'm quite hesitant to pursue looking for one but maybe they're just not well known?
How would Orlando and elder Baster know about it when the books don't have a record about it?
Hmm…
Oh, what if it's only known to those who live in an elder's village?
Does that make the magician reside there?
I'm having second thoughts…Should I look for an elder's village? How should I even start!?
"Araia?"
Fck!
I faced the person who called me, it's Geronimo!
"You shocked me!" He's really like a mushroom! He pops out everywhere!
"You seem like you're in deep thoughts, you didn't hear me when I knocked." He sat on the couch.
Oh, really? I didn't hear him knock.
"I'm sorry, but why are you here?" I decided to take a break and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Well, Alpha Alejandro told me to relay this message to you…"
"..."
I waited for him to say the message but he didn't.
"Can't you just say it?" He let out a loud laugh.
"HAHAHA! I'm just joking, anyway, here's the message, he wants to tell you that you don't have to go to work today as he won't be here until tomorrow night. You can take this day and tomorrow as your day off."
"Woah, really!?" What great timing!
Is this a sign to go to an elder's village?
"You seem happy?" He asks.
I nodded my head.
"I need to go somewhere and I've been thinking about when I should go." I explained.
"So, you'll use this time to go there?"
I nodded again.
"Where is it?"
I told him what I know and thankfully, he knows the village.
"How did you know it when I only told you the Elder's name?"
Although I told him everything from how it looks and their names, it's still amazing that he already knows the place I'm referring to.
"Well, that's because I'm a genius?" He proudly said.
I rolled my eyes and said, "Whatever."
"Let me accompany you."
I looked at him, shocked.
"Really?"
He nodded.
He told me that he doesn't have anything to do so he can accompany me. Since Alpha isn't here, he doesn't have to go to his office.
I gladly accept it because I also need someone who's trusted enough to accompany me.
I can't trust anyone in this place anyway.
We talked about the details of what we should do, thankfully, Elder's village isn't too far from here but it would take half a day traveling and that's when we rode a wolf, so just imagine if we'll go there by foot. It would take us a day or two.
As soon as we finished talking, we decided to pack our things so we'll depart as soon as possible.
I didn't bring a lot of things since we're going to ride a wolf, it would be inconvenient for the both of us if I did. Besides, we won't be there for too long, I will make sure to find the magician as soon as we get there.
I hope Elder Baster isn't the one who wanted to sell me…
When I'm done packing, I went outside to meet Geronimo. I waited for a couple of minutes before I saw him walking towards me with one guy.
"You're late." I jokingly said.
He smirked at me.
"I went to find someone you can ride, princess."
My eyes widened.
"I'll ride him?" Pointing towards the guy that he's with.
The guy nodded his head.
"Nice to meet you Ms. Araia, I'm Harvey." He bowed slightly.
I did the same and said, "I'll be in your care!"
After the introduction, we decided not to meet wild wolves in the forest. We can't roam there at night, it would be dangerous since it's just the three of us and I can't fight.
I might as well kill myself if the both of them died.
"We'll go now." Geronimo, who's in his wolf form said.
"Alright!" I grabbed the wolf I'm riding tightly. He told me to do this so I wouldn't fall since I'm not used to this.
It's okay as long as I have his permission…
I'm somehow scared when they start running, they're fast! I also need to stay alert because I'm the only one who can look anywhere while we're on our way since they can't do it, they need to focus on the road. So I'm looking forward to our trip.
I need to make sure that we're not in danger and there's no other wolf around us that might be a potential enemy.
Although they said that we're taking the safest route, we still can't be too comfortable, especially me.
When we got to the forest, I made sure that my eyes were open and I was fully aware the whole time. We didn't stop, thankfully we reached a village safely.
"Here you go." Geronimo helped me to get off Harvey.
"Thanks!"
"You're welcome, we're going to look for an inn now."
Ah right.
"Are you familiar with this place?" I asked.
It would be hard for us to look for an inn if he's not familiar with this place…
"Don't worry! I'm the almighty Geronimo!" He said and left us to look for an inn.
Wow, he's so full of himself.
While we're waiting, I just spent my time looking around. This is the first time I've been here. I just hope that we'll be safe here since there's another Alpha that rules this place. I'm not sure if Alpha and our Alpha are on good terms since the village is the Alpha's territory.
I hope they won't hurt us if they knew that we're under Alpha Alejandro, knowing his personality, he sure has a lot of enemies.
After a while, Geronimo came back with a smile on his face, he found an inn…
"Let's go."
We followed him and went to a beautiful inn.
"I rented two rooms, you'll be in the other room and we'll be in the other room." He said.
"Alright, thank you." I went inside the room and unpack my things.
We are going to look for that magician here after I rest, Geronimo told me that we can look for that magician here first since this is the village near Elder Baster, he told me that Elder Baster's village is not huge and if the magician is really there, then it would reach my ears but then it didn't, so we should look elsewhere first.
I agreed since he's right that's why we'll look in this village first. If we don't get any information then we'll change places and we'll go to Elder's village by tonight.
We'll take the official route to go there, by official road I mean the route from here to Elder's village isn't a forest so we can use that road to go there even at night.
It won't be that dangerous since it isn't a forest, many werewolves are using that road, that's why we can travel anytime.
I hope that we will find the magician as soon as possible. I tried to ask Geronimo about it but he said he doesn't have any idea about it.
If he doesn't know anything about it, then Alpha sure doesn't have any idea either. Geronimo hasn't heard it before so I shouldn't ask him further.
After I unpacked, I rested for a while and when Geronimo knocked, I immediately went outside.
"Let's go?" Geronimo asks.
I nodded.
We went outside of the inn and started to ask everyone we met about the magician but they're saying the same thing.
They haven't heard about it.
Ugh! This is frustrating!
"Where else should we look?" Harvey asked me.
We went to the center of the village already but there's no one who knows about a magician. Should we go to Elder's village now?
"What about we go to Elder's village?"
It's almost sunset, so I think we searched enough here.
They agreed to me and we went to the inn to get our things. We didn't waste any time, we went straight to Elder's village as soon as we got out of the inn.
"Hold tight!" Harvey said.
I did what he said and they started running. While we're on our way, I didn't see anyone coming to the village with us, I haven't seen anyone from that village's direction either.
Don't they want to go there since it's a small village?
No, why am I nervous all of a sudden?
Right, I'm going to meet the elder and his family again, that's why I'm nervous…
Right…
I stayed still until we finally arrived at the village, but my eyes widened when I saw the inside of it.
I was too stunned to even get off Harvey, what happened to the village?
Everything is gone…
The happy atmosphere isn't here anymore, what's worse is the place looked completely abandoned.
Where are they?
When my body got the strength to move, I went off Harvey and ran towards the village.
"Hello?!"
I called them, they must have thought that we're enemies so they went inside their house, that's right!
I ran towards the nearest house and knocked multiple times.
"Hello? We're not enemies, I was the one that Elder Baster found before!" I shouted.
No one came out so I tried on the other house, but no one came out again.
I ran towards Elder's house but I couldn't see anyone. My ears couldn't hear anything aside from our steps. I can't see anything moving, even the children who used to play outside aren't here anymore…
Where are the ones who used to clean the road?
The houses here have dust everywhere, as if no one's here for a long time…
"Where did they go?!" I frustratingly asked.
They're just here a few months ago, so why does this place look like it was abandoned years ago?!
Did we perhaps go to the wrong village? But this is the village that I know!
I knocked again but no one answered, due to my knocking, the door fell off.
Oh my gosh…
My knees become weak, I sat on the ground, frustrated.
What happened here?
"Araia…" Geronimo tapped my shoulder.
"Where are they…"
I can't believe it, how are they not here? How did they disappear?