A strange dream

Watching Trey leave the camp, Keirin had different emotions in her head; her memories were still fresh.

About what he did to the baron's son, at that moment she had serious fears that Trey would remain like this forever.

His gaze did not contain the usual warmth that she had seen in his gaze. At that moment, she had the feeling that the very monster that the goddess Hes had shown her was looking at her.

Watching him beat the baron's son, fear began to paralyze her, a scream caught in her throat.

And she could only watch what Trey did when he turned to her, she felt from his voice that it was not a request. She could only obey his orders.

- Do you think everything will be fine with him? - Auel's concerned voice was heard, which tore the girl out of her thoughts.

Keirin didn't know what answer the girl opposite wanted to hear from her, glancing in the direction where Trey had gone and turning her gaze to Auel, she shrugged.

- I don't know what awaits him there, but I'm sure he'll come back much stronger than he is now. - Keirin answered in a thoughtful voice.

Auel raised an eyebrow, she did not expect such an answer from the light elf; from her voice she understood that something else was bothering the girl.

- Why do I have the feeling that something else is bothering you? - Auel asked directly, looking at the girl opposite her.

She didn't know her or Trey, their recent conversation only added new questions about him and the behavior of his companion confirmed that there was something else.

- You're better off not knowing, don't try to understand my fears about him. - Keirin answered, slowly approaching her.

The girl saw a strange sparkle in the eyes of the light elf, but she had the opportunity to understand what it meant.

She realized that there were some things she was not destined to learn, not from Keirin or from Trey. Nodding in agreement to the words of the light elf, they walked towards the large tent where the other girls remained.

Leaving the camp where Keirin and the other girls we managed to save remained, I headed towards the mountains.

Walking through the forest, I tried to listen to the nature around me. I was alone and like all representatives of the races.

I only had part of the information about these lands that was preserved in books and which Keirin gave me.

I held a sword in one hand and made my way through the bushes and trees with the other hand. Sometimes you could hear the sounds of animals hunting each other or something else.

I remembered the professor's words that you should always be careful in the wild.

Walking through the forest, I had a desire to look at the deserted cities of Avel.

I remembered what Pelori said about how robbers or fugitives now lived in many of the cities of Avel.

But I doubted that they filled all the Abel cities; I had serious concerns about the Abel capital.

When I told Keirin that I would not attack the camps of other bandits, I was honest with her.

But if they interfere with my affairs, only death awaits them, just like those who will be in that camp.

I had no reason to spare those who were in the camp; my companion would not know about this if no one survived. Remembering where the closest city to me was located, I began to move towards it.

Along the way, I found strange fruits, picking them and examining them, I put them in storage. Upon returning to the academy, I wanted to look for information about them in books, perhaps there would be some answers about these fruits.

Noticing that it was starting to get dark, I began to look around, choosing a place to stay for the night.

Finding myself alone in the forest for the first time, I was overwhelmed with different emotions and feelings. I didn't have this during the last test when entering the academy.

They watched us there and if there was a threat, the professors would most likely intervene and save anyone who was in danger.

I didn't want to risk my safety in this forest, so when I ate I called the tormentors who surrounded my tent.

Looking at the night sky, a smile appeared on my face, enjoying the pleasant forest smell and light breeze.

The night sky was dotted with stars, looking down. I looked at my tormentors who stood silently near my tent.

It reminded me of the last day of the third test where it was just me and them. Sighing, lowering my gaze to the fire, I watched it wriggle and stretch into the sky.

After sitting like that for a while, I got up and headed to the tent. It was time to rest. My first trip awaited me, where I was alone.

Entering the tent, I was thinking about how I could wake up early in the morning and continue my journey.

I had no hope for my tormentors; unfortunately or fortunately, they did not know how to speak.

I just had to hope that I wouldn't wake up too late; I fell asleep and didn't notice how sleep overtook me.

Finding myself in a dream, I found myself in a strange room where a strange creature stood opposite me.

He had strange yellow eyes that reminded me of a bird's; his gaze was riveted on me.The face resembled a human one, but more elongated, red hair stuck out in different directions.

The creature was taller than me; he was wearing a gray sleeveless shirt and dark blue pants.In his hands he held a strange sword that was curved, the steel shimmered in different colors.

Trying not to take my eyes off the creature, I looked around the room in which I found myself. It was small and there was no furniture in it; it was the same color from the ceiling to the floor. It reminded me of dreams in which I saw the goddess Ges.

There was no one in the room except us, I doubted that this dream was ordinary. Looking intently at the creature who silently examined me.

Examining myself, I was dressed in the harbinger and this calmed me down. Not understanding what kind of strange dream I had, I decided to find out from this creature, I hoped that he would understand my speech.

- Who are you? - I asked, looking carefully at the face of the creature in front of me.

The creature tilted his head; it was clear in his gaze that he did not understand my question, putting his free hand to his chin and thinking about something. I had a feeling that he didn't understand my question, but then he grinned.