3 Wooden wall tower!

The sight was a bit exciting, but I calmed myself forcefully down.

I looked at the sword in my left hand and dreamed of going beyond.

Like an any young man, I have dreams as well. But I never did anything to achieve them, because I was afraid and scared of the backlash.

But it didn't dimish my dreams.

I heard James again: Come.

I followed. We arrived near the first wooden tower, but we didn't enter, we passed it.

It was a two-floor tower, on the second floor I could see small windows. Windows were empty, no glass or paper as a cover.

We passed from the right side, we crossed a weird wooden bridge, which connected to the tower.

It felt very unsafe, but I still crossed it, because James was in front.

After crossing the bridge, we ran on and stopped next to the second tower door. James knocked two times.

The door was opened, by weird looking fatty.

He looked weird because he has starved as well. Image a fat person, who hasn't eaten for who knows for how long. It wasn't a pretty sight.

Fatty greeted and called us in, we followed him.

There were a few randomly put together chairs.

It is easy to guess that chairs were put together by someone from here.

There was also a small table. Near the table sits another young man.

He greeted us as well when we entered, I nodded.

James suddenly spoke: We got some bread.

Fatty smiled and called out: Evets, go fetch the bucket, I will bring the grill.

Evets got up and walked near the wooden ladder, which near the wall.

James put the beard on a table. After that, we sit down.

Fatty brought the grill, which was also handmade. There was a stack of firewood near the ladder. Blood red colored firewood, very unique. I saw a bit on the grill as well.

I thought a bit about the grill. I wasn't exactly sure, how they fused metal plates. Because I saw molten fingerprints on metal plates, it looked weird, but I have seen a lot mysterious today.

Soon Evets came down as well. He brought a bucket with water.

Fatty spoke: We prepared water just in case, would be a hassle to bring more water.

James only nodded, and I was confused, so I stayed quiet.

Fatty: I heard a few whispers, that soon new recruits will come

James: Ains, stealing food this time was easy, because no one guards empty warehouse, and to many deaths have been. And the warehouse was empty.

Ains ( Fatty) laughed: We are starving to death.

Evets took the beard and put in the bucket, which I saw was filled with water.

Evets pressed beard under water. Suddenly Evets hand started to shine in the blue light, and water to mysteriously vibrate in the bucket and turn black.

Evets hand soon turned normal, and he took a beard out. Beard was wet. Suddenly I understood why they wanted to grill beard. It was to try it out.

Evets put the beard on the grill, James moved closer and put his hand through open space from the side. And his hand turned shortly red.

I saw what's going on at this time because I was sitting next to James.

His hand turned red, from inside, it was a bit horrifying. It's like his hand was overheating from heat.

His hand lit the few wooden planks, which were inside the grill. After liting, James took his hand out, and it went back to normal soon.

Evets: I saw flag up.

James: We saw it with Chris as well.

Ains: I hope I will not see him.

Evets: Yea, they are full and don't need to worry about anything.

James: You can become one commander lacky if you want.

Ains: Never, I rather die, commander lackeys are called cockboys for reason.

James, Evets, and Ains laughed. After that, we waited.

I put my sword down near my feet. Because I was planning to use hands to receive piece beard.

Ains: Ready now.

Ains took the beard how from the grill and put it on the table. After that, he took one knife out from upper leather armor knife pockets.

He cut the beard, into four, first from the middle, then after receiving two pieces, again.

After that, he gave us all one piece.

It was not a large piece, but I was starving.

I bit the beard. I chewed it, but I didn't find anything wrong, tasted well.

I eat slowly because in this short time I was wise enough to see many hints that there was mayor food shortage.

Probably even idiot could have seen it.

I saw all eating half and pocketing rest, I did same.

James suddenly spoke: Any news about the thing?

Ains: Not yet, if nothing happens we leaving next month. But are you sure that Chris comes along?

James: Yea, you know why.

Ains: Ok, Ok, just making sure. We will go, for now.

Evets got up, and they left.

I told James: I will go up.

James nodded to me, he got up, took the chair, and went near the wall to sit down and lean on a wall.

I moved next to the ladder and climbed up.

On the second floor, I saw another bucket near the window, four chairs, a few windows, box-like room, I guess the last one was the toilet.

I took one chair, and sit down next to the window. I watched out to observe the dark red forest.

Forest looked very unique. Rich of red, I saw red bushes, grass, everything was blood red.

I was silently wondering, against what we were guarding here.

I heard movement from below, James was moving. He came soon up.

He told me: Don't look around too long, start training or you will feel hunger.

I was wondering, what he means with his words.

While I was wondering, he grabbed a chair, and sit near me, leaning on the wall again. He closed his eyes.

I moved bit my chair, so I could lean against the wall and I closed my eyes as well.