With her quick reflex, Sierra grabbed Leon’s shirt and pulled him to hide behind her back. Then, in the following seconds, a wall of fire was made to block the soldiers. “AHH!! Hot!! So hot!!”“Follow me now!”Sierra then forcefully dragged the boy to hide again between the dark alley; ignoring some familiar faces who were dead already. After she made sure that they’re safe, she spoke annoyedly, “Great, now they know someone’s fighting back.” Of course, Sierra grumbled only in a little voice as she felt nervous for the other stupid boy. It’s been a long time since her stomached ached so bad. Now that Leon’s here, she only needed to find Gray.“Sierra!” Leon abruptly hugged her strongly. Taking a deep breath, she wondered why so many people hugged her tonight. However, for this boy, Sierra tapped her back softly, as if she wanted to calm the other.“Where’s Gray?&rdqu

When the three of them managed to go out of the town’s gate, Gray took a quick glance behind. His home was already gone. Fire was raging, dead people with their eyes opened wide…How could things turn into this?!“Gray! We don’t have time!” Sierra snapped impatiently, which was a pretty rare situation. They ran towards the woods, tried to blend in with the surroundings. At some point, the bad soldiers were coming out from the town with horses. They wanted to hunt the three survivors.Sierra annoyedly looked behind as an arrow whoosh passed her shoulder. “That damn bastards!”“Gray!” She looked at the boy with hazel eyes. “Use your power to block it or we’re going to have holes in our back!”“Wha- I can’t!” He answered panickily, but at the same time, relief as an arrow flied passed his body. “Yes, you can, Gray!” Leon also roared behind him, panti

The other man was a handsome, tall man. He was young, maybe not that different with Leon’s age. However, his force was really strong; choking the boy to the wall without any mercy.“Come on, Xion! That’s a little kid!”The muscular man, who appeared drunk a minute ago, now seemed sober and aware. At that moment, Leon understood that he fell into their traps. They might be the soldiers who massacred his family! The man called Xion didn’t loosen his grip, instead he answered back coldly, “Well, Keith. At this age and time, you would never know what a kid capable of.”“Oh, man! Do you think they born from war era?! See! He’s turning blue!”The man called Xion didn’t hear his companion words. With a serious face, he asked to the kid he pinned, “You. Why are you following us? Do you know s-“Before he could finish his words, an arrow flied to his head in a fast speed. That tall man was really fast, jumping backward to separate himself from Leon. Both of the men pulled their swords, cutting

“I’m fine with it, seriously,” Gray told Sierra in the most cheerful tone. Since the discussion almost turned into fist fight, Gray asked the men to step outside for a bit while he explained the whole things to Sierra and Leon. Xion didn’t like it, but Keith, with his bloody face, pushed his friend out from the room.“And I’m not stupid,” he continued, “I’m not doing it for free. They-uh… they said they can clear my name in the state’s court.”“Wow, really?!” Leon went excited, “Sierra, it means good, right?”“How come you’re so sure about that?” She crossed her arms, eyes narrowed judgingly. “Haven’t you learnt your lesson back then? Do I need to remind you?” She didn’t stop, and shot her words like a venom, “Gray, I seriously expect something better than to foolishly trust two strangers.”The boys were used to hear her scolding, but this time… for some reasons, her words really cut deep into their bones; even Leon felt like he almost cried, he wondered what about his friend next to

It was already night, so the castle was pretty much empty; only the guards who stood still in front of the doors. Now, all of them stood in front of the main door before they met the president. Sierra took a deep breath as she talked with the group lowly, “So, should we just tell the truth or what? Can we trust him?”“Him? The president, you mean?” Xion unconsciously showed his tone of disbelief. “Of course, we tell him the truth. He’s the president.”“Being a president doesn’t mean that he’s trusted with this soon-to-be war situation,” Sierra narrowed her eyes. Xion was already opening his mouth when Gray walked to their middle, “Okay! Guys, calm down.”He turned his head to look at the lady, “Sierra, I’m sorry, but this time, I think we have to agree with Xion. It’s best to speak about the truth.”Sierra could swear that she saw that man’s lips curved a lot for one second before he changed his expression back. “Fine,” she gritted her teeth. After that, with Keith in the front, they