26.Kyoshi island
– He-he, no, no, I confused you with a good friend, – I tried to get off the uncomfortable topic.
Damn, how much she looks like Suki, the same brown hair, and the same face shape, only here the physique is more athletic. And I need to express my thoughts out loud less.
- Well... - it seems that she didn't believe me much, but decided to postpone this question for now, - Tell me why you came to the island? Who's behind you? Pirates? The People of Fire? – she continued to ask questions, - What did you fly in? – so they didn't have time to see my not very typical conquest of the water.
– I'm a water bender from the Northern Tribe who just decided to travel. And in order not to be unfounded, let me show you everything better once, - the people of water have never been an aggressor, of course, we are not peace-loving nomads of the air, but we have always fought back, - only, please, do not make sudden movements. I'm just going to demonstrate my magic, if I wanted to do something bad, I did it at the meeting. – I said soothingly, – will you let me?
– ... Go ahead, just a traveler, – she said after some thought, – but let's not be silly, and where do you see... water here?" – she broke off in mid-sentence when she noticed a tourniquet consisting of water seeping through a small grate.
The water was right next to the wall of the house, in a barrel, just a couple of meters away from me, it was not difficult to take it under my control.
I played a little with the water, giving it different shapes. Shizuka looked at my demonstration of conquering the water with a little envy, and, of course, she had been holding a fan in her hand all this time. This harmless-looking weapon turns into a good murder weapon in the right hands.
"I wish we had at least one conqueror... Then we wouldn't have to risk our lives so much. After all, every encounter with an enemy conqueror is a kind of game with death" - such thoughts in the light of recent events appeared more and more often in Shizuka's head – "The guy didn't lie, most likely, he had a good chance to bury us in the ground. It was not for nothing that my intuition signaled danger. Okay, I think we can free him, but if he tries to sniff out something" –her fingers tightened around the fan in his hands. Such a small movement caused a little pain, she still feel a big bruise on her shoulder from the attack of that fucking earth mage, "That conqueror of the earth was weak, but still can bender. Maybe this water magician should be lured to our village somehow? He is very handsome, and most importantly, he is a water magician, his children have a great chance of being born with magic" - this idea seemed to her more and more tempting.
A whole herd of goosebumps ran down my spine when I met Shizuka's glittering eyes. I often saw that look on Kaya's face after that hot night. What the hell is in her head? Of course, I am all for this development with all my hands, but it seems like I was recently a prisoner, and now she definitely want to "eat" me.
"What have you stooped to, Shizuka, for the sake of strengthening your home, you are ready to seduce an unknown man" – she shook her head, discarding such thoughts. – "Although mom would definitely approve of these ideas, still thanks to her I have my baby Suki" - the way she chose, of course, was so-so. It's not necessary to give your own daughter an incomprehensible drugs that causes a strong carnal desire, the main thing is that she managed to perform the same trick with that magician of the earth. And all this was just so that we could have our own magician, sometimes I didn't understand her, but as soon as I took her place, I realized how much she was trying to do for our settlement.
"And I always dreamed of getting married only for love, but that trick of my mother gave me a new purpose in life, now I want to make Suki's life as safe as possible" – shaking her head, the island warrior drew attention to the white-haired man. – "With such a face, he will definitely become the center of attention, and not only for free girls... Maybe it won't even be necessary to do anything, someone will drag him into their bed. Even if I wanted to touch while I was carrying him," – oh, spirits, how difficult it was for her to keep a calm look.
I stopped manipulating water a long time ago, waiting for Shizuka to come out of her thoughts. My eyes have even started to close a little. I probably shouldn't have flown non-stop for the last day. I was hoping to see the legendary Kyoshi Island as soon as possible, a kind of analogue of the Amazon Island in the eastern version. A sharp clap of my hands made me turn my attention to Suki's already more relaxed mother.
– All right, you can be our guest, – she said, – but I'll post one of our warriors on you. And for such a "hospitable" reception, I will owe you our local drink, – she slapped me on the shoulder, – recently there was a raid by a lot of self-thinking pirates, so everyone was on edge, after all, we did not know the exact number of them, and here you are all so beautiful on the beach, well ... anyway we apologize, – she finished a little haphazardly. It seems that some people are not used to apologizing, but it's good that they generally know how to admit they were wrong.
After freeing me from the cunningly tied ropes, she led me to the settlement. So, before I definitely go to bed, it's worth doing one more thing.
- I heard that you have injured people? – I asked her. – I don't want to brag, but I'm good enough at healing people, I can look at injuries, of course, if you don't mind.
- You're not kidding?! – Shizuka "teleported" next to me, shaking my body violently and holding my shoulders, - if you can cure them, you can ask for anything you want!
- Whatever I want, you say...? – I asked thoughtfully, while shamelessly examining all her moderately magnificent assets, you're not the only one to embarrass me!
- And I see you are already a grown boy, do you want exactly such an award? – she said, making her voice more sultry and seductive, exposing her already sexy body in an even more favorable light. Well, this is not Kaya, who is very easy to embarrass.
– Let's take care of the wounded first, – I said a little sadly, realizing that the body had not yet had time to adjust to the changes that occurred after the opening of the first chakra.
- Okay, - said the already focused Shizuka, stopping fooling around, - but seriously, I, and all the residents will be very obliged to you... Every person in our tribe is a member of one big family, and every loss of one of us hits everyone as well.
We walked on in silence, Shizuka apparently remembered something not too pleasant from her past. And I somehow got stuck on her gorgeous buttocks, which swayed rhythmically whenwalking.
I came back to myself from a collision with a woman who just has such attractive shapes. Was it my imagination, or did she blush a little? It seems that my words and actions are also pleasant to her, but all this is hidden behind the mask of a kind of heartbreaker.
Entering the house, the smell of some medicinal herbs familiar to me hit my nose. There were two young girls lying on the beds, who were now sleeping restlessly. The other woman was sitting on a chair, monitoring their condition. Coming closer to the victims with the help of blood magic, I felt their entire body.
- Multiple closed fractures, they were badly battered, - I said after the examination. It looks like the work of an earth bender.
- Can you cure them? – an excited Shizuka asked with strong hope in her voice.
– I can, – I replied confidently, – I need a basin of water, and I can immediately begin healing.
The whole process didn't take even half an hour, I could have done it faster, but it's not worth showing my full skill level yet. After a while, the girls came to their senses for a short time, no longer feeling severe pain. Their awakening immediately attracted attention. While they were talking, I went out to get some fresh air.
- Thank you, thank you! - a joyful Shizuka climbed up to hug as soon as she left the house. In response, I also hugged her, feeling her considerable assets on my chest. It was only ten seconds later that she awkwardly broke our embrace.
Each of us fell awkwardly silent until my rumbling stomach ruined the pause. My body still requires more food, but my excessive thinness has already disappeared.
– Let's go to my house, I'll quickly cook something to eat there, – she hurried, finding a way out of an uncomfortable topic. I had to catch up with her too.
As we walked along the main and only street, the inhabitants of the island saw me off with visible curiosity in their eyes. There was a feeling that these were the people of the water, their blue-hued clothes were a bit discordant.
- Mom! – a girl of about eight years old shouted running towards us. And if you take a good look at her, you can find many similar facial features. Shizuka's face was visible. And here's Suki.
- Be careful Suki! – Shizuka had just shouted when Suki tripped over a stone and fell to her knees. Running up to her, we saw a hilarious picture.
- It's all right Mom! It doesn't hurt at all, – Suki braved, while her scratched knees themselves were shaking, and tears were welling up in her eyes, while she made it clear with her whole appearance that it didn't hurt a bit.
– Oh, my little warrior, – Shizuka said tenderly, – let a healer examine your combat injury, you should be healthy if bad people attack us, right? – it seems that Suki has a difficult character, so Shizuka wouldn't try to persuade her, - look at this... uh, what's your name? - she asked, confused. Finally! I already thought this would never happen, although... I forgot to introduce myself.
- My name is Yuki, let me show you the magic of water? – I turned to the proud little girl. Seeing how her eyes "lit up", I took control of the water from the nearest source... from a wooden bucket carried by a man who watched the water fly with bulging eyes.
- Look, - while my manipulation of the water captured her attention, I began to treat her bruised knees. – Well, that's enough for now, I'm a little tired, but I can show you something else later, okay? – I said to a slightly sad Suki, who most likely wanted to continue the performance.
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That day, I only had enough for a meal and a conversation with the village headman. Having cured the girls, I received some kind of trust, so I was told well-known facts about the life of the island.
A few days ago, pirates landed on the island with a weak earth mage at their head. But he was able to beat up the Kyoshi warriors. They were able to catch them off guard by sending their man here in advance, who found out everything here. The scout pretended to be a rich merchant who is ready to trade with them, on very favorable terms. There are a lot of things missing on the island, and they get many things from trusted merchants who have the right to trade here. There are very few of them, but they are there. Only here there are delicious giant Koi fish, which are caught by locals for sale.
The headman was very careful with his words, but it was not difficult to come up with his story. Big players have nothing to catch here, but all sorts of scum periodically try to rob them. It's a good thing that not everyone can swim here safely. Nevertheless, Unagi serves as an excellent protection for the only coast where ships can dock. Of course, it happens that Unagi goes into hibernation when he is insensitive to his surroundings. At such a time, Kyoshi warriors are heavily patrolling the shore. The inhabitants of the island themselves can somehow understand when Unagi is in a calm state, and when he is too active.
Due to the small number of residents, some women voluntarily sleep with some visiting merchants. Even here they know that it is worth renewing blood, of course, and there are ardent opponents of this kind of action, but they understand that healthy children are their future. Moreover, no one forces anyone to do this, you can find a mate on the island, just first approach the headman. He has a notebook from which you can understand how long your ancestors have not crossed paths.
Then I couldn't think straight anymore, the delicious cooked fish completely exhausted me, so after saying goodbye to the headman, I went to get some melatonin.