Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Hannah
“I’m sure they were running this way,” when it got dark, we heard the sounds of rustling and a person’s voice . Hannah hugged me straight away and made herself smaller .
But, “Kyyee,” the dragon cried . Another member of their group must be there .
“I heard a Rug Dragon . This way!”
I could feel several people approaching us .
“They’re here!”
When I reluctantly opened my eyes, I saw Rug Dragons and three men standing before us .
“I never heard anything about a baby, but this girl must be here to take care of her . Well, whatever . There are lots of people who can help us at Frontier . Oi!”
Just because you’re calling out to us, doesn’t mean we’ll reply .
“The hell? Can’t they speak?”
The men quickly approached us .
“Oi, show me your faces . ”
“No . ”
“Oh, you spoke,” the man said in satisfaction as he grabbed my jaw and lifted it up to the light .
“This is stunning . I’ve never seen it before . ”
“Brighth . ”
“Oops, sorry . ”
I put my face back into Hannah’s chest .
“Rick got caught? Oh well, the guard won’t come here . The deal was a success . Now, follow us both of you . ”
“No . Go ome . ”
“Hah?” The man raised his voice .
“Le-Leilsama . Let’s listen to them, okay?” Hannah quickly stopped me . Then, we were put on the dragon again even though we’d just gotten off it .
“Kyyee . ”
Even the dragon was tired .
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“Kyyee!”
No, they were just happy that their group had increased .
The men were excited that the deal was a success even though one of their comrades had gotten caught .
“But seriously, this is the first time I’ve seen the pale violet eyes of one of the Four Marquis Houses . ”
“What? You’ve seen the other three?”
“Nah . ”
“‘Course not,” they laughed .
“It’s time for the Hollows to become active . Let’s go,” a man said . Then, they left the forest and headed for the prairie . At that time, I heard a harsh, whirring sound . I hazily thought about the sound since I was exhausted . It was like the sound of turning on your computer, yes, your computer .
Even though there were no computers in this world .
I thought idly, and then I heard the panic in the man’s voice, “It’s the Hollows . The Hollows are here!”
“Hurry! We can still shake them off!”
Hollow? What’s a Hollow? The dragons started running at full speed, and we couldn’t talk . Isn’t this too hard for a baby?
“Shyt, we can’t shake them off!”
“There’s 3 of them! The hunters can take 3 of them on right?!”
“The problem is we ain’t hunters!”
“Dammit!”
The men stopped the dragons and dragged us out of the basket .
“This is a big job, but there’s nothing we can do . The meeting place is still too far off,” he said . Then, he removed the dagger from his waist belt and started hacking at the dragon’s side .
“Kyee!” Surprised, the dragon warded off the attack with his front paws .
“You’re the decoy!” He shouted as he got onto his own dragon and ran . Then, as if lured by those actions, the sound along with a shadow passed us .
“Tsk, the dragon’s not doing what I want it to . Woah, why is the Hollow coming this way! We left you some prey over there!”
“Calm down . You got the rhodolite sword don’t you?”
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“O-oh yeah . Woah, wait!”
“Kyyee!”
I didn’t know what was happening and could only hear the sound of their voices echoing in the night . The voice along with the clattering sounds of them equipping something soon became muffled as if it was being wrapped by something and eventually disappeared .
“Hollow . So they really do exist,” Hannah stood frozen on the spot . She muttered while watching them and trembling .
“Hannah . ”
“Leilsama . Leilsama . ”
Hannah hugged me .
“I made excuses for myself . I told myself that this was for my brother and that Leilsama would be treated well no matter where you go because your eyes are precious . But I wouldn’t be able to see the light of day since I’ve done something that my mother and brother would be ashamed of . ”
“Hannah . ”
“Leilsama, I’m so sorry . I’m really sorry . ”
We heard the sound again . Hannah hugged me lovingly again and then put me on the ground with my face down .
“Hannah?”
“Shh . ”
Then she rolled herself up and covered me .
“Kyyee . ”
The dragon, who was running around before covered in blood, came back to us . He licked Hannah and I, sat near us and hid us between his legs . It was like he was warming an egg .
“Hannah . ”
“No . You have to stay quiet no matter what happens . Ah, Leilsama, I was happy to be able to work beside you . ”
“Hannah!”
“Shh . ”
We heard the whirring sound again . The dragon and Hannah lost their strength . My drowsiness exceeded my fear, and I fell asleep before long .
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“Well, well, did she cross into Frontier? Or did she get kidnapped?”
“She probably got kidnapped, right? She’s young and blonde . She’d probably sell for a lot in the black market . ”
“But why’s she so close to the forest? Did she get killed by the Hollows? What a waste . ”
I woke up when I heard people talking and it was already bright out .
“Well, if the Hollows were here, then they were here . We’d still get money . Alright, let’s collect the load . ”
What should I do? What to do . But my body won’t move . Babies probably won’t be able to escape even if they could move .
“Ah, ah, even though she was so young . ”
“She’s probably older than you!”
“Just leave everything except for the valuables . And hold on to anything that can ID her . ”
“Alright . ”
The voice belonged to someone who was still only just a boy, and he sounded about brother’s age .
“Niini,” at the same time that I’d muttered this, the dragon was taken away, and Hannah was pulled out . It’s bright .
“This! A kid, no, a baby?! Bart! Come here!”
“What is it, Alistair? You’re noisy . ”
“Look here . ”
“The heck! There’s a kid . How tragic……”
It looked as if they were praying for me . No, I’m alive . I’m alive, you know?! I managed to move my body .
“Kyyee!”
The dragon approached us .
“The heck . A Rug Dragon came . ”
“Kyyee . ”
The dragon pushed my body . Stand up, he was saying . I felt that he was telling me that I’d be killed if I don’t stand up . But, I can’t . *ROLL* The Rug Dragon rolled me over .
“Bwight,” my mouth moved .
“She’s alive…… She’s alive!”
“A person and a dragon . Was she protected by both of them? No, now’s not the time for this . Alistair, can you wake her up?”
“Yeah . Oi, you!”
Don’t shake me, I’m awake!
“Wather . ”
“Wather? Water?!”
He held me and gave me some water from the flask .
“Phuu . ”
I could finally move my body . I rubbed the crusty substance off my eyelashes . I don’t want to look, but there’s something I have to see . I opened my eyes . The people around me gasped in surprise .
“Violet eyes……”
“That means she was kidnapped . ”
Who cares about that? Hannah .
“Hannah,” someone moved at the sound of my voice and hid something . But even if they could hide her face, they couldn’t hide the uniform worn by those who worked at a Marquis House .
“Hannah . ”
Even if I reach out to her .
“Hannah . ”
Even if I call her in a loud voice .
Hannah will never reply to me anymore .
“Woah, wwwaaaaa, aaah!”
Hannah was the one who had committed a crime even if it was for the sake of her brother and mother . But what other choices did a 15-year-old girl have? If these violet eyes are so important, then why did my family neglect me at first? Why was I kidnapped? And why did I have to lose someone important to me?
“Waaaaaan, wwaaaaa . ”
My mind wasn’t that of a child, but that was why I could cry tears that I couldn’t as an adult . My tears kept pouring out .