The Invitation

Tarou got back to his human form quickly, and join his brother.

_ So, I think I owe you an apology and a thanking.

Said the witch from above.

- Don't flirt yourself too much, witch.

She glared, then jumped in front of them.

- My name is Sarra. I understand why you hate witches, but I think I did clear my name just now.

- She is right, Tarou. You must thank her. She did help you a lot unlike me...I could only watch you.

Aaron was depressed because he couldn't do anything to help his brother.

- Don't forget what the Monk said to you. You have great power. It will be unsealed at the right time.

Replied Tarou, then he looked at Sarra

- Thank you for today. But don't expect me to believe that you are a good witch.

- What if I show you?

- What do you mean?

- First of all, You must know that what I did drained all my power.

- What do you want?

- Spend the night with me.

Tarou's face turned red, he was too surprised that he couldn't even answer.

" How could she ask something like that from someone she just met? "

As for Aaron, he was holding his laugh when he saw his brother in such a state.

Sarra couldn't understand their reaction:

- What's wrong? I'm just inviting you guys to be my guests tonight.

At that moment, Aaron burst into laughter.

- HAHAHAH

- Why are you laughing?

- Look at Tarou's face and you will know.

- Shut up Aaron.

Said Tarou while punching him in the waist.

- Let's end this here. I'm sorry Sarra, but we can't do that, we must continue our travel.

Sarra sat on the ground, she seemed very tired:

- Don't tell me you are going to leave a beautiful woman alone in the middle of nowhere. I have no power left to return to my house.

- Come on, Tarou let's escort her. we will only spend the night at her house, then tomorrow morning you should go back to the land. father might be worried.

At that moment Tarou remember what Alan asked him to do.

" Right, Father! I forgot about him. He asked me to help Aaron to skip the snow, but I ended up following him. Now I must escort this witch to her home. How it did turn out like that? Well, spending another night won't harm. "

Tarou sighed, he put his hands on his head, then he decided :

-Fine, we will go with her, but it doesn't mean I trust her.

- I'm the girl here!! I should be the one with the trust issue.

- Where is your home, by the way?

-It is in the next town, we must pass through this forest to get there.

- I can fly above.

-Well, if you don't mind being seen, do it. This forest is always full of hunters.

-What about you? You can use your magic and get ahead of us.

- As I said, I have no magic left. Besides, how can a host leave his guests alone? Where are my manners?

-You know that you sound very suspicious, don't you?

- Let's go we don't have all the day to chat.

Replied Sarra while looking away.

" She definitely hides something"

The three of them kept walking until they went deep into the forest. Tarou felt like someone was watching them all along, who he might be?

He was very suspicious about Sara too.

" She insisted on inviting us and walking back to her home while she can return in a blink of an eye, Why did she bother? I must keep an eye on her and stay alert, maybe it is a trap"

The sun has set, and they are still in the middle of the forest.

Tarou glared at Sarra:

-I thought you said it is not far.

-Well, it didn't seem that far by train.

Replied Sarra with an innocent face.

- Are you dumb?

- Stop it, both of you. It seems that the town is still far from here, I think we must eat something and have some rest for tonight, tomorrow morning we will keep going.