A dark environment, where tree's give's curse than fruits to eat
The sun make everything brighter but not this place.
A child like me who need to experience happiness before being an adult to carry the burdens....no I don't have a childhood to begin with
And I never felt 'happy'
I only have a single person important to me.
But I saw her die helplessly just to earn a dry bread for me to eat while she lay down the ground covered with life threatening wounds
I never knew the concept of 'pain' or being 'sad' I always feel it after all, i never felt anything else so i don't have any curiosity to know about something i have no idea of
teared pour out of my eyes and I scream like a spoiled brat who wanted toys, I shake her lifeless body just to feel it getting colder every minute
day after day my view about this place didn't change, everyone I was near with died just to save this lifeless body of mine, all got lose expect for one Master
With nothing to say and do, waiting for death, she covered me with warm blanket, she isn't a tall charming prince that would kill a dragon for her princess
She's a warm mother, someone a child like me truly need
"Children need to be happy" Was what she first said to my past self, making me suspicious about her identity which turned to me idolizing her
.....
Hannah clenched her fist, unable to resist the wave of pain attacking her leg,
"Are you okay, leader?" A humakey asked and hannah nodded reassuring them that her condition isn't as bad as they think it is
humakey's circled at her some have a cup of water some a handful of herbs they're genuinely trying to help
Not making a single move for a minute or so, hannah stood up it ache the very moment she moved it but it slowly subsided
Just like her master, wanting to be someone that give childrens happiness, someone who don't want anyone to experience what she did, hannah walk toward Mandell's room wanting to give the child a memorable childhood
The first time hannah knew of mandell's existence is the time she came back from a break cause of her masters brother visiting the healer house
As soon as she arrived, Madell told her about the human and the things that happened to it, poisoned with a drunk bee, a weak malnutrition body, and the fact that the child was thrown by her own blood to this forest
Hannah...she...she never felt isolated she have someone who care for her someone who loved her even if what she gave them is death, they'll still smile and take it,
But the child was thrown, by the only people that should have loved her....master said that it's just a speculation but even if it is, a child is a child
Her trembling leg had made her reached the front door of her master's office,
As soon as hannah opened the door what await her is sire who is peacefully sleeping an hour ago, sitting in her masters place and doing all the work
"Here for the...yawn, kid" sire asked scratching the back of his ear
Hannah nodded before knocking on mandell's door, earlier sire was sleeping so knocking might wake the guy up but now...
"Shit she's here"
Hannah heard behind the door, she was unsure if it was Mandell but the deep voice was definently the child's
"Can I enter?" Hannah asked and a loud sound replied
Thud
"Wait!, wait!, wait!,"
Hannah waited while feeling her leg about to fall off, seconds after she heard the child's voice
"You can enter now"
Hearing the permission, hannah put her hand on the shelf and pushed it slowly opening the secret door that everyone in the healer house seems to already know
"Tada!, thanks for the gift teacher, I love it" Was what welcomed her
Mandell wearing the white dress that she gifted her,
The child twirled around and the white end of the dress followed, her face was red cause of embarrassment but she continue to circle, to show hannah the gift she received
After seconds of wearing the dress, mandell moved to the back of the stone bed and immediately undress leaving her with the thick bandage as the only cover and protection against cold not that cold will do anything to him anymore thanks to the necklace he received from a certain humakey
"What was that for?" Hannah asked
"Well I should respect the one who give me 'gifts'..."
"The dress it didn't do anything to your skin, did it, any rashes?" Hannah asked
Mandell looked at his body before responding
"I have this teach, it's like a metal armor" Mandell said pointing at the bandage
"Teach I'm gonna learn faster and I'll never forget our lesson anymore...I'll try at least " mandell said beaming with confidence
Hannah had no idea where the confidence came from but it was a good time to teach the child
So teach Mandell she did, it's the reason she goes to child's room after all
After teaching about herbs and how to write hannah leaves the the room just in time for the food to arrived
humakey who bring mandell's food changed everytime, first was the twin, second is a humakey third is a humakey who looks like the second humakey, they look alike but there name is of course different from each other
"Here's your meal kid" Gin said giving Mandell a tray of frog meat and white worm
"Than you"
Utensils like spoon or fork never existed in this place they eat using their claw. not hand but their sharp nails
With the food right at his face Mandell started eating pinching the meat so hard just so it would separate itself from the bone
Seeing the human struggling to eat, Gin sighed and said
"Let me"