She returns XIII

Chapter 11

The day goes by pretty fast while I sit and wait for barg and olfin to return to the village Dura has been sitting in her shack pouting she's lucky I didn't tell her to fuck off after what she said how can dura be so cruel to a little boy and Whitney it's horrible, I hear the children yell as they all get up and run to the entrance saying "Whitney's back!" I snap my head to look and there she is still in that white long shirt and she seems to have a dog following her the dog is friendly with the kids and seems to love playing as he gets the kids to toss a stick for him I get up and look at her she's looking for someone Groma goes over to her and gives her a hug they stand talking for a while before Groma leads her into the hut. The dog is still playing with the kids they are laughing and chasing him around as he happily goes along with it.

Bargs pov

Me and the hunting group show Olfin the ropes as he tries to keep up with us he is talking as we walk I do my best to answer his questions, we come across many different sighs that a bear has been around, I show Olfin the claw marks on a tree and a fish carcass that the bear ate,

Barg:"look at his big paw print in the mud the way his paw is pointing is the direction that we go sometimes it's hard if they stomp around a lot and there are to many prints to tell lucky this big guy didn't"

Olfin:" wow it must be huge to leave that big of a print it's the size of my head!" He laughs and touches the print I nod

Barg:" yes it is nearly as big as you but one day you'll grow up and be just as big as him"

Olfin:" I'll will be bigger and stronger then the bear just like you! I'll be the master hunter of the village"

We chuckle and continue on into the evening before heading back to the village he's on my shoulders now having grown tired of walking he's sleeping with his head on top of mine me and the others chuckle about how he was so excited and all his ideas about creatures and what they look like we eventually get back, Zul is no where to be found but that's okay since the little guy is sleeping anyway that's when I notice the kids being followed around by a dog.

Whitney's pov

We make it to the village the next day after I had gotten crook and myself cleaned up all the children run towards us at first I'm worried crook may react badly towards the orcs but instead he is completely happy the kids all come and say hello hugging my legs they ask if they can play with crook and I nod

Whitney:" of course you can just be careful he has lots of energy" they take off I notice that Olfin isn't here I look around and don't see him anywhere Groma comes over to me

Groma:"hello Whitney I'm glad you've come back so soon did your village survive the attack? Did you find your friend? It seems you brought a new one he's very cute"

Whitney:"um no my village there is nothing left but ash and burnt wood I won't be staying long I have to find Benjamin he wasn't there no one was, I'm going south to find him, there are no bodies, no blood just ash there must be a reason and I need to find out what it is"

Groma:"I understand my dear but it will be a dangerous journey maybe Zul and barg should go with you I'm sure they can help"

Whitney:"I don't think Zul what's anything to do with me" I look down she puts her hand on my back and guides me into her hut we sit down

Groma:"I know he is being weird and distant with you I also know something happened in the hot springs between you two and since then things have changed what happened? Maybe I can help"

Whitney:"Well he uh took my virginity… I thought he loved me and I had feelings for him I still do but I will not force him to be with me if he would rather be with dura then that's okay I can accept it barg and I have got to know each other and he's a real sweetheart but I'm not rushing into anything I was naive with Zul but I won't be this time"

Groma:" he does love you but he thinks you deserve better then an orc i tried to tell him that he shouldn't be distant but he refused to listen I'm glad that you and Barg are friends tho oh Olfin is actually with Barg, poor little guy was upset cause you left Zul said he'd help him learn to fish and probably swim and Barg is going to teach him to hunt and track they are lovely men" I nod at her as we continue to chat she brings my dress it looks brand new I thank them profusely and get changed feeling much better, I walk out and see crook trailing behind the kids he seems very happy to be there with them I look around and spot barg coming into the camp with Olfin on his shoulders, relief fills me as I see Olfin, I smile and start to walk over to them when Zul steps in front of me stopping me

Zul:" Whitney can we speak for a moment" I nod

Whitney:"Are you sure you want to you've only been avoiding me since the hot spring mistake"

Zul:" it wasn't a mistake! I just I know you deserve better and I want you to be happy with a human man"

Whitney:" you really are an idiot Zul, since you saved me I haven't seen you as anything but normal sure maybe you don't look exactly like humans but you are as human as me, I don't see any of you as monsters, I thought you loved me and wanted to be with me.. and then you avoid me and distance yourself, you don't have to worry I'm going to be leaving tomorrow anyway"

Zul:"leaving? I know I'm an idiot but I think this is for the best for you and why are you leaving you just got back?"

Whitney:" my village is gone everyone is gone there isn't anything left and I have to find Benjamin"

Zul:" it's to dangerous to go alone let me come with you and help you find him"

Whitney:" I don't think that's a good idea Zul plus I have crook now he can help protect me and I'll take a weapon"

Zul:"you named a dog crook?"

Whitney:"yeah he steals hearts with his cute face so he's a crook"

Zul:" of course you would think of that" he smiles at me and I have to look away from him

Whitney:"I hope you and dura have a good life together Zul I mean that I still have feelings for you but it's best if we go separate ways"

Zul:"I know what I did was stupid but I don't want to be with dura she proved that yesterday by being mean to Olfin I still love you Whitney I just want what's best for you"

I nod and turn walking towards bargs hut his hut is bigger then the others the hunting crew have bigger huts as they are the providers for the village.