Chapter 23
Chapter 23: Wait for Me
I woke up because of the bright light, even though the room should’ve been dark until Hannah came because the curtains weren’t drawn .
Oh yes . Hannah is- .
“Noth home . ”
I was inside the tent . I tried to move, and something started to squirm beside me .
“Awishthair,” when I whispered that, the squirming lump beside me got up energetically . I feel like the same things keep repeating . But, I’m glad . Alistair’s magic had recovered considerably . He’s alright .
“Everyone is-! The Hollows are-! The Chibi-!” He shouted, so I replied, “Aai . ”
Then, I was immediately hugged .
“Chibi!”
“Awishthair, shquishh . ”
What would I do if he forgot my name overnight? Anyway, it’s been bothering me since yesterday, but why are you calling me chibi? I call you by your name! And, something is, something is going to come out!
“Hey, you’re awake? Hey, Alistair! Chibi’s gonna faint!”
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“…… -ishthair . ”
Every last one of them . Alistair quickly let me go . The person who spoke was him .
“Barth . ”
“…… You remembered it . Whatever . If you’re up, then come eat . ”
Food! It’s food!
“…… Oh, your eyes are shining . Alistair, if you’re okay with it then take her to the river to wash her face . ”
“Ok . ”
The tent was low, which was fine with me, but Alistair had to crawl out . I still felt sluggish . Alistair rotated his shoulders and clicked them in an unchildish-like way .
“Chibi, no, Lei, do you feel tired too?”
“Ai . ”
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Probably because we both used our magic to its limit . If this had been a story, then our magic power would have increased quite a bit, but the reality was that our lives were in danger . I’ll be careful . And I have to tell Alistair to be careful too somehow . If I don’t then, he’ll overdo it again .
I shivered when I recalled what had happened yesterday . The Hollows had nearly got to me . Alistair and I would have been killed had I not activated the barrier box . I knew why they relied on the barrier box, and I could also understand how strong the hunters were since they had fought off the Hollows even though they couldn’t make a barrier .
I want to go wash my face at the river, but there was something I had to do first .
“Kyyee . ”
I had to have a showdown with this dragon . I stood firmly with my legs set apart in front of him . The dragon gently pressed the edge of his mouth onto me . He didn’t want to let me go to the toilet alone .
“What? You want to wee? You can do over there . ”
I glared at Bart . I may be small, but how can he say that to a lady!
“Oh, ah, sorry . Him, huh? Hey, you . It’s fine . I’m here, ain’t I? It’s safe, so let her go alone . ”
“Kyyyee,” the dragon puffed at Bart’s words . ‘Why should I listen to a human?’ It was probably saying .
Alistair smiled wryly beside him and reached for the dragon’s nose, “I’ll follow her half-way . This is fine, right?” He said, and the dragon moved out of the way as if to say, ‘Fine then’ . And I was finally able to go to the toilet properly because Alistair was with me . Do dragons like small things? Or is Alistair also recognised as part of the group because he’s small?
“Chibi . ”
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“Awishthair . ”
“Sup, Lei . I’m Mill . I made some soup this morning . ”
“Miww, thhanwsh . ”
The men had already eaten and the only portions left were for Alistair and me .
“Mill, thanks . It’s rare for you to make soup in the morning . ”
“Because I always make simple food in the mornings . But you two fainted yesterday . I wanted you guys to have your fill of nutrients . Here!”
When Alistair thanked the person named Mill, he laughed shyly . His brown eyes were gentle . To me, they were all adults, but they were younger than father . How old is father? The spoon stopped .
“Come on Lei . Drink . ” Alistair saw this and urged .
“Aai . ”
In the meantime, small and big people were roughly packing up the tents and putting them onto the luggage dragon . There were five Rug Dragons for riding and two for luggage . The luggage was rearranged and set up so that I could sit in it perfectly .
When the big person picked me up and put me into the luggage that was shaped like a chair, a band was crossed loosely on me . It was like a seatbelt . Then, he stood back and nodded in satisfaction . It seemed like he approved . It was somewhat comfortable having my body fixed in one place .
“I’m Kyaro . This big guy’s Clyde,” the small one did the introductions .
“Awishthair . Shmaww man Wyaro . Bwig man Cwyde . ”
“Don’t call me small! You’re smaller than me, aren’t you!” Kyaro, who promptly retorted, had pretty green eyes . Clyde patted Kyaro’s shoulders .
”You trying to comfort me? Hah!?”
Bart spoke as if this was a regular occurrence, “Let’s go . We’ll proceed slowly while watching Chibi . We’ll try not to stop at any other towns before we get to Lentforce . We’ve been living it high lately . ”
Bart grinned .
“We’ll be using this barrier box,” he looked at me as he said .
“This is for your transportation and living costs . I received the payment in advance . ”
“Just be honest and say we’re going to take care of her,” Kyaro said in shock . The others laughed as they watched . I nodded firmly and looked back .
Father and brother are probably there . Don’t forget me . I’ll definitely return .