Sierra walked in relaxed manner towards Gray’s house, following that woman’s direction. Although she was the one who didn’t want to see him anymore, seeing the townsfolks attitudes towards him made her heart soften a little. She wanted to see his conditions and then go back to her inn.
From the distance, Sierra could see a small house. The roof had already been patched up way too many times and even the walls were starting to crumble. She sighed and felt a headache was coming. Standing in front of the door, she knocked it a couple of times, but got no response. He probably went out, she thought.
She turned her back and walked a few steps before she finally heard a sound. Apparently, it came from the back part of the house. She decided to wait for Gray to come outside by himself and sat down on the wooden bench.
From her place, she could see a big maple tree, swaying because of the wind. The rustling gentle sound from the leaves was really sooth
As soon as he reached the town, Leon directly went to the butcher’s house and presented the herbs. He even repeatedly told the couple to thank Gray later as he was the one who obtained all of it and even got injured at that moment. That night, the couple was really thankful as they promised him to reward Gray nicely for his good deeds.Not even once did they express their gratitude to Leon. Thus, he didn’t doubt them at all and after that, he went straight to his house to get the carriage. The rest of that night was already known.However, this morning, when Gray cheerfully went to their house, what welcomed him was totally unexpected. He intended to get his payment, but unfortunately, in the end, he didn’t get anything. Not even a thank you.That couple even shamefully slandered Gray in front of their customers. “Useless!” The wife said, “How dare you ask for a reward when you failed to bring the herbs!!” Gray argued a
“You know if you’re joining the military, you can get the money and honour at the same time.” Sierra’s black eyes were so clear as she furrowed her eyebrows, trying to talk to the young boys in front of her.“Soldier?” Gray echoed her word. “I never really think about that. What are the requirements, Miss?” He asked curiously.“The most important part is bravery.”Hearing this, Gray nodded his head as he evaluated his own bravery. Ever since he was a child, he already went into the forest to hunt with his master. After his master’s death, he hunted into the forest alone and even dared to go to the deepest part of it. He killed many small monsters too. So, for him, the word bravery was already rooted in his heart.“The next thing is martial arts which you’ve learned for years.”Hearing martial arts, Gray once again evaluated himself. Indeed, he had trained for years
Time flied so fast that it had already been a month since Sierra stayed at North Alania. The townsfolks had already noticed her presence in the town and they were really curious. However, they found it hard to communicate with her because of her cold personality. She usually would only nod her head as her greeting to the townsfolks.Also, she never started any conversation with them unless it’s necessary. Many people, especially men, were mesmerized by her beauty. They would swarm over the inn for hours only to look at her passing by, making Uncle Ten’s wife really delighted. They even had to hire another attendant because of the crowd.On the other hand, Sierra was certainly disturbed by them. And so, almost every day she would take out the foods and bring it to Gray’s house to eat. At least, there were only two persons here that would bother her. The last man that tried to stalk her ended up in trauma against fire, so the rest of the men here immedi
Sierra went into the same shop where she sold her rough diamond before. Upon entering it, the old man was excited and welcomed her, “Ah! What a perfect timing, Miss.” She nodded her head and sat down while crossing her legs.That old man walked behind the storage door and brought out a long box. “Just like your request, these are made from the finest quality.” Sierra opened it and inspected the things that she ordered a week before. Acknowledging it, Sierra placed a mini wallet full of coins for on the table. “Thank you, Miss. Please, do not hesitate to come to us again.” Said the old man while grabbing the coins and shaking it happily.Holding that light, wooden box, Sierra directly went back to The Pleasant Night. Right away, she was welcomed by numerous eyes of men and women. If she was being truthful, she had hated them to her bones already. Paying no attention to the curious stares, she directly went to the kitchen. After stayin
A month turned into two then three. Without realizing it, Sierra had stayed in North Alania for over than four months. All the attentions that she got started to go down bit by bit, meaning that Uncle Ten’s wife became disappointed. There were a couple of soldiers and merchants who flirted with her, only to be ignored coldly.She definitely didn’t have time to entertain some people, especially those who were younger than her by hundreds of years. The words of her being a master of Blessing also spread around, even reaching the neighbouring towns. There were some rich children who begged her to be their teacher. She only snorted as she always answered, “You’re mistaken. I’m not a master at all. If you have that much money, it’s better for you to go to the academy.”The rumours must happen after she unwillingly helped the city to maintain their array months ago. She did it half-heartedly since Gray and Leon bugged her too much. &
“Sierra! Sierra! Look!”Leon excitedly called for her name. She smiled faintly as she saw that he could gather a great amount of wind, making the leaves twirled in the air. Now, they had trained for six months. It amazed her how amazing their progresses were.“Don’t strain yourself,” she spoke shortly, trying hard not to praise the boys. She didn’t want to look too soft when teaching. Then, she turned her head away, staring at another boy who looked so confidence while meditating. Slowly, Sierra could see that Gray was summoning his power.It wasn’t stable, but at least he could make something out of his power. It appeared in thin air and a gold light started to turn into a ball. It was a hard thing to do, but for a month, Gray finally could create it into something. “Ohh! OH!!”However, the golden light quickly dispersed into nowhere. “You’re lack of concentration, kid.” She stated t
It was early in the morning and someone had knock into Gray’s door. With a yawn, he asked, “Who’s there?”“It’s me, Aunt Mila,” she spoke gently. Of course, Gray was familiar with this aunt. She was Leon’s nanny. “Aunt Mila! How are you?” He smiled widely as he welcomed the guest. However, the old lady didn’t take any step, staying at the door.“I’m fine,” she smiled faintly, “I’m here because young master is… sick. So, he can’t come here for the meantime. He hopes that you’d bring this matter to Lady Sierra too.”Gray blinked a couple of times. It was really unusual for Leon to absent because of sickness. He remembered when they were kids, even though Leon was sick, he would lie to come out and rest here. He said that no one would take care of him, so that’s why he crashed into Gray’s house every time he was sick.Still, he
“Sierra,” Gray called the other quickly. “What is it?” She didn’t even bother to turn her back as she walked to her inn. “Why don’t you see Leon’s mother?” He asked hesitantly, “Um… I know this is too much to ask, but this had happened before and after my master directly talked with her-“ “I’m not your master.” Sierra cut her coldly, frowning as she stared at the boy. “Also, Leon had made his choice to continue his father’s business, it makes sense if his mother mad at him for ignoring his study.” “… You know he didn’t make that choice,” Gray stared at his feet. “You said so yourself, that Leon’s path was decided by his parents not him.” Sierra rolled her eyes; she never realized that this boy had such a good memory. “Fine, I’ll change my words. I’m not staying here forever, so there’s no use of me intervening with someone’s family.” She didn’t want to continue this meaningless conversation and thus, quickly disappeared at alleyway. Gray purse