Chapter 8 - Leaving

Scarlett was about to get up and put her dishes in the sink when Elle said something that made her freeze.

"I'm going to leave in a year." She wasn't really expecting Scarlett to reply so she continued,"When your mother died she asked me to look after you for my remaining years. I thought that I would have more time but it looks like I'm running out."

Swallowing hard, Scarlett asks, "How much longer do you have?"

"Around 1 and a half years left." Elle's reply shocked her. Since she was 2, she always new that Elle would die and leave her. She just didn't expect it to be so soon.

Hardening her face to hide the embers of sadness she stood up and walked to the sink.

"Oh"

Elle new that though the little girl in front of her put up a cold front on her little face she was such a sweet heart on the inside. It really did hurt Elle that she was leaving her alone. But she had no choice. Those people were looking for them again. She had to clean up all the loose ends before she died. Instead of spending the rest of her time with Scarlett she had to go.

Scarlett couldn't stand there anymore and talk about this subject. Exiting the kitchen she heard Elle's voice, "I wouldn't want to leave if I had any other choice Scar."

Back in her room she laid on her king sized bed lost in thought.

After living with Elle for 5 years, she had kind of considered her an acquaintance already. Though they didn't really talk that much except for lessons and training, she liked her company. After all Elle did raise her since birth.

In her past life she was always alone so she should be used to it.

Just why was she fretting so much?

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The next day was like usual.

She woke up, washed up, got dressed and headed down stairs for breakfast.

Once she was finished Elle called for her to head down to the training center for training.

Inside the basement

Todays training was different that before. Usually she would run a couple miles, then practice martial arts with Elle supervising.

But today was different.

Elle was standing in front of her holding a set of exquisitely carved double daggers. Spiritual energy visible to the naked eye could be seen around them.

"Your mother, my master, was a woman of many gifts. Hardly anyone new about her, but the people who did greatly respected her. Lucia Erylwith was her name."

'So that would make me Scarlett Erylwith?'

She didn't expect to hear about her mother this early in the morning. Or at all really. Elle never really talked about her and if she did it was pretty rare.

Speaking of her mother, Scarlett really didn't know how to feel about the woman. I mean usually people would want to find out the killer of her parents and take revenge right?

Wrong. Not our Scarlett.

When she heard that her mother was killed, she was like, oh that's a pity.

Could you blame her though? She didn't know the woman. As for taking revenge? She wasn't that nice of a person. Much less a busybody. Her thoughts were simple, if she some how stumbled upon her mothers murder, she'd totally take revenge for her. If she didn't?

Well she would rather sleep than go on some quest of vengeance.

'Would that make me cold heart? Awww, I always liked to think I was a softie on the inside…'

Caressing the blades in her hands she continued, "Along with being a powerful Seer, she was also a Master alchemist at the young age of 18. Though I'm not really sure about the details, through her talents she attended an academy in Orion. When she had returned to Amier 4 years later she was already pregnant."

'Wait then how did Elle meet my mom?'

As though Elle sensed my confusion, she added, "Your mother and I met at the academy in Orion."

She nods to indicate she understood, all the while wondering when Elle would stop talking.

'She could be sleeping you know!'

Disregarding her boredom, Elle comes to the point, finally, " The reason why Im bring this up is because of these", she tilts her head toward the dual daggers in her hands, "Lucia once told me that these were made as a gift from your father to her. She wanted you to have them."