She had no parent anymore.
Maybe she didn't have them in the first place.
Therefore Cila chose to marry Gilbert, an ordinary wall gatekeeper.
She wants to have a family with a clean house even though it is small,
Food that is warm even though from cheap ingridient,
and a gentle mother even though just an ordinary person not a mage.
Reminiscing about her sad past Cila just sits back and waits for Gilbert to finish his meal.
She is satisfied and content with her current life. Times have changed, humans are no longer at war with elves.
Women no longer need to take up arms. It is time for women to do their real duties, take care of their family and educate their children.
Anna's room is located not far from the dining room, only one room after the kitchen.
Its location close to the garden in the back yard made the moonlight come in from the window beside the bed.
There was no furniture such as dolls, posters, or other items that a girl of Anna's age might have in her bedroom. There is only a bed and a cupboard containing only a few clothes.
Anna didn't have a passion for collecting fine dresses or beautiful clothes, she just needed clothes that didn't interfere with her training.
She also doesn't like to preen so Anna's room doesn't have a mirror or a table which is usually filled with cosmetics for women. In the corner of the room there was only a basin filled with water and a grindstone inside it.
Anna changed her clothes and sat in front of the basin. She didn't have the energy to take a shower and it was already getting cold. Yet she still had the energy to polish and sharpen her sword.
This was the only sword that Anna had, she worked in the Silvie family's clothing store for months and saved up to buy this shabby sword.
Even so, Anna loved her shabby sword very much. Anna always cleaned and sharpened it so that the shabby sword turned back into a sharp sword.
Satisfied with looking at her sword glistening in the moonlight, Anna returned to her bed. She need to wake up early and go back to training.
Even so, the exhausted and irritated Anna couldn't sleep. She spun around her bed to find a more comfortable position.
It wasn't long before Anna's bed was crumpled, then there was a knocking sound from her window.
knock knock knock
Anna stood up and walked to the window. Outside the window, there was a handsome young man with red hair, it was Tristan Ryan.
Even though Anna doesn't have time to hang out with her friends, Anna's pretty face that is similar to her mother's attracts some men.
In fact, some of them were Anna's loyal pursuers. One of them is Tristan.
Anna opened the window.
"What's wrong Tristan, it's already late night?" if it was someone else, Anna wouldn't answer and called Gilbert to kick him out.
"Anna, I have some good news, maybe this is your chance to get a [Mana Potion]!" Tristan whispered cheerfully.
Anna likes Tristan because it was he who supported her to become a mage.
Coupled with his handsome face, Tristan is one of the boy that Anna thought would be her husband. But unfortunately, Tristan's sword skills are still far below Anna's.
"Is this true? You didn't lie to ask me out right?" Anna frowned suspiciously.
"For Zelos' sake, I'm not lying. I heard it from the caravan that just arrived this afternoon.
They found a red bear while crossing the outskirts of the Bog forest. This red bear is young and alone with no parents." Tristan swore by the name of the god of light.
"Then why didn't the caravan go after it?" Anna was still suspicious.
"The caravan is carrying a lot of luggage and they are in a hurry to get to town before nightfall." Tristan gave an answer.
'the caravan probably doesn't want to be late to meet the buyers' thought Anna and dispelled her suspicions.
"Okay I believe" Anna nodded.
"Good! I, Roko, Lina, and Vivi are going to the forest to look for that red bear. Do you want to come with us?" Tristan invites.
"Bog Forest? Isn't that dangerous?" Anna is worried
"Anna, if you want to become a mage, you have to be brave!" Tristan whispered louder with burning eyes.
Anna was stunned to hear Tristan's words, Anna would never be a mage if she was a coward.
"You're right. I'm coming with you. Where do we meet?" Anna answered with also burning eyes.
"Tomorrow morning, in front of the east gate!" Tristan replied.
"Okay. See you tomorrow" Anna closed her window without giving Tristan a chance to answer.
Silvie once told her to be cold with men so they would feel challenged. Since it was Silvie the Town Flower's suggestion, Anna would follow it.
Anna returned to her bed, but she couldn't close her eyes. The reason this time was different, she couldn't wait for tomorrow's adventure.
The Story of Nevare Part 2
The sun had already appeared and shone on the City of Heles.
A girl with white hair like snow was standing under a shady tree with her arms crossed.
Horizontal branches hang at the ends, forming a shady shade.
Downy branches mixed with glandular hairs as well as leaves.
The shaded banyan tree hide her from the sun.
Knee-high grass grew around it.
In front of it there is a path that is often traversed by the wheels of the merchant's carriage.
Anna's short white hair waved in the wind.
Her clothes were made of simple materials, a light blue cloth that was rough and loose covering her belly.
A breastplate is made of multiple layers of vertical leather with square edges and is unadorned.
This leather armor, only covered the front, the back was where the straps were and provided no real protection.
This leather armor was Silvie's masterpiece.
She gave it to Anna for free when She found out that Anna had spent all her hard earned money on a shabby sword.
Anna was wearing brown trousers made of the same material as her clothes,
She didn't want to look flashy so she opted for clothes with dark tones.
Her beloved sword was sheathed on her right waist. Anna also carried a small knife strapped to her right thigh.
From a distance she looks like a white rose.
Beautiful though thorny.
She had been standing here for two hours. Waiting in front of the east gate under a shady banyan tree.
From where she stood Anna could see everyone entering or leaving the east gate.
The east gate in the morning was still so deserted that there was no way she would miss her friends. But she still didn't see them.
Anna was getting annoyed.
She saw the sunlight slipping behind the leaves of the banyan tree.
The sun was getting higher and higher. Indicates that morning will become noon.
The leaves of the banyan tree swayed in the wind.
She could see sunlight reflecting off the grass in front of her.
There was no rain last night or this morning, but the wind from the Bog forest brought dew that watered the grass around it.
Anna was getting annoyed, when she was about to decide to go home and felt cheated, four teenagers came and waved at her.
"Where have you been? It's already noon!" Anna who saw her friends started to get angry.
"uhh, sorry Anna, there-" Tristan tried to explain.
"Anna! We are not wild girls like you, this morning I have to wash, cook and clean the house. I don't have a maid who always keeps the house clean like your mother" Lina cut Tristan word and sneered at Anna.