49 CHAPTER 49: A New Year

After a while, the orphanage finally fell into silence as the children fell asleep, yet the environment surrounding it seemed even quieter as the wind refused to blow and no crickets could be heard calling out their mating tunes to their future partner, yet about forty meters away leaning on a tree was a very old man leaning against a tree, humming slow songs to himself when he suddenly spoke almost as if he was speaking to himself,

"I can smell you. Why are you here Wind? Are you following me?" asking two questions consecutively without batting an eye, not in the least bit surprised to see someone materialize in front of him almost like he had been there all along,

"Why would I?" the new party asked in a jovial manner, chuckling a little as he did,