Caelum's mighty task searching for a new place to stay is progressing smoothly specially now that the second horn has been sounded. He loves the second horn and hates the first one.
'I mean, who can blame me'.
Caelum stopped and scan the area to found atleast 3 ruin up ahead, though he couldn't make choice immediately as he need to check the condition of the ruin first.
He looked at the satchel he carries, shackes it and end up sighing.
"It's almost empty" he muttered.
Only a few Emberfang hare wouldn't even last for 3 days.
"I guess I'm hunting tonite"
He makes way toward the ruin slowly hoping to find a suitable place as he has no energy to wander around any longet.
Caelum's movement stooped upon hearing a noice. Almost like a whimper , coming from the giant boulder that block his sight. He summoned his golden sword and slowly moved toward the rock to make sure not to alert anyone there.
When he rounded around , what he saw was a young boy with brown hair curled up, clutching his bleeding leg and channeling a glow of light into the his wound making it shut slowly. The luminaran looked young, probably 16 years old.
"They even left a young kid behind, a healer at that" caelum muttered in disbelief .
The kid immediately jump to his feet upon hearing caelum's voice and immediately flinch, probably from his wound.
"W-who are you" he demanded to which caelum just stay silent.
The kid examine caelum and widened his eye
"Y-you are the cursed child!" he backed away few pace "im not scare of you!".
Ah yes, 'cursed child' is many of his titles and his appearance is testament for that.
Caelum sighed and pointed toward east.
"Head that way kid, your warcamp was there. The second horn has sounded so don't worry about any ambush".
The kid looked at the direction, and turn to look back while slowly taking his step without letting go of caelum from his sight as if caelum might backstab him. Only when there are enough space between them, the kid turns and run in a weird limping way.
Caelum just watch the kid with a slight smile and shook his head before resuming his tread toward the ruin he founded.
***
Lucielle return to her warcamp located east of abyssia. It seems most of the soldier's already gathered and running around doing multiple daily task that she always used to see. Talking to their comrade, submitting report to their leader and also bragging about their achievements out on the battlefield.
Lucielle passed through them without much of interest and head toward her tent that wasn't that far from the warcamp's entrace. As she passed by, many stopped to look at her and greet her which was always exhausting.
Once she reach her tent, she just entered and sits on the wooden makeshift bed that somewhat she used to by now while thinking about today's adventure.
Just then, she could hear footsteps rushing toward her tent. She know exactly who that is and what is this about which make her do a big sigh.
With a flap of the tent's fabric , two figure entered her tent. A muscular male with short messy brown hair with his dark eye and a girl with flaming red hair that covers her left eye while her red right eye was looking at lucielle apologetically.
Darren and stelle, same age as her and also her squadmate.
"Where the hell did you run of too in the middle of the battle? Again." Darren demands.
"Had some work to do" lucielle replied.
"Work?" He scoffed "yea right, I would like to know what kind of important work awaits our great madam Lucille solace in the middle of battlefield".
"Tch. Just let it go darren, i'm not in the mood and I'm tired" Lucielle said in annoyance.
"No no no, i ain't gonna just let this go, how many time this already happened again?"
Darren asked looking at stelle where she just shrugged either unwilling to answer or she just genuinely lost count.
"I had my own reason alright, you know me for years, when did I ever involved myself in a unimportant situation?"
Darren's frown deepened
"Then atleast you have to discuss things with us, people already started talking that you have plan joined up as scouts team or something"
"Let them think whatever they want. I don't care and i certainly think this is even better to do what i'm doing out there without much distraction"
"You-"
"Darren , just drop it." Its stelle this time that opens her mouth. "We already went through this same senario multiple times and the outcome always been the same"
"So i'm the unreasonable one here?" He pointed toward his chest clearly unhappy.
"That's not wat i meant. If she able to do her 'job' smoothly, things will get back the same soon."
"That's the seventh time you using the exact word" he sighed.
"Anything to report?" Lucielle asked as its her duty as captain of the squad.
Darren just move toward the edge of the tent and found a place to sit. Stelle glace at him for awhile before sifting her gaze toward Lucielle.
"Nothing in particular to report, heard today's casualty rate was low as well. Folk's a having drinking competition at solar's brew. Not joining?" stelle answered.
"Not interested. Anything about our squad?" Lucielle asked referring to the only the two squadmate she has.
"We joined up with karen's squad as usual, they happy to have us"
"Good" Lucielle said and lean backward to make herself comfortable.
Just then they all heard another footstep outside of the tent. The footstep stooped at the opening while only a voice came in.
"Lady solace?"
"Come in"
A soldier entered the tent and studied them before sifting his attention toward Lucielle.
"Commander Lenus has summoned you, lady solace"
Lucille body stiffened upon heading it.
"…why?" She asked slowly.
"No idea, he wish meet you now "'
"Now?" She asked back and hoping that's not the case but her hope has shattered almost immediately.
"Yes, i will be returning now"
And he exited as if nothing happened specifically after dropping a hammer on Lucille's head.
Darren laughed, stands up and slowly walk toward the entrace.
"I wish you good luck then, captain " he said sarcastically before exiting the tent.
"I'm pretty sure its nothing serious , just hang in there" stelle followed out after darren leaving Lucille alone.
She sighed , gets up and walks out of the tent to prepare for depart to the city. Hoping nothing serious come out of the conversation she gonna have with the "commander".