Seeing that Dust was busy, Rena turned back towards Add and stared curiously at the equipment scattered around him. In the past few days, she had gotten to know Dust's other companions. The purple haired boy always seemed to be locked up in the lab, doing some sort of experiment. The only other...
As Rena busied herself with a salad, she let out a soft sigh.
"What am I doing here... I wonder how Ash and Rain are doing. Will they be angry at me for betraying them? I mean, no! I didn't betray them on purpose! At that time it was because of-"
Realizing that she was talking out loud, she...
It was a long walk back to the ship. A seriously long walk. The silence only made the time pass slower as Rena trudged behind Dust, deep in thought.
Did we really change that much in such a short period of time? Sometimes it's hard to remember how happy we were. Sometimes I feel that it was all...
Rena snapped out of her daze and followed Dust. She wondered who the strangely dressed man he was talking to was. She felt as if she had met the man before but she couldn't recall anyone in her memory that even looked remotely like the man. Nevertheless, the feeling of deja vu lingered in her...
Rena spotted Dust on the deck and hesitated to speak to him since he seemed to be busy with something. She stood to the side, trying to not to eavesdrop on his conversation. On the bright side, even if she had heard everything that was said, she couldn't make sense of what he was talking about...
"Roger that."
Rena turned to head back to the resting area. A figure at the corner of her eye jumped off the side of the slowing ship. The person's face was covered but the forest elf could sense the dark aura of the priestess. Slightly sad at the latter's choice, Rena frowned but didn't chase...
"Oh, don't worry about it~ All's well between us now and I'm just glad that we're together now, and with strong allies, no less!"
Rena laughed merrily and stood, brushing dirt off her skirt.
"Anyways, you should rest. That technique you used before to change our surroundings into a desert must...
Rena was silent for a while as she fidgeted with her hands.
"I apologize if you were offended by my words but I truly don't think that you are a bad person. I admit, I am a bit cautious of what you can do but that doesn't mean that I view you as a threat. My priority right now is to stay with...
"Oh, no! That's not true! It wasn't Tureen's fault at all!"
Rena hurriedly rebutted the dark priestess's claim, feeling bad that she had been thinking that way because of her condition.
"I wasn't aware that you were there and... I can't say how I know but I know it wasn't your fault." She...
The question caught Rena off guard and she unconsciously began to play around with her hands.
"Um... yes. I suppose I am from the forests around Ruben. I did not have many chances to visit human villages so I wasn't aware of the name until recently." She paused. "Um... if you don't mind... what...
"No, I don't mind. I mean, yes, of course!"
Rena stumbled over her words as she awkwardly let the priestess in. They sat in silence for a while until the priestess decided to speak up first.
"I'm Rena. You said earlier that your name was Tureen, right?"
The forest elf eagerly answered, happy...
Someone knocked on the door. Rena sensed the presence of the dark priestess outside the door and opened her eyes. There was a hint of surprise on her face when she opened the door.
"Yes? Oh, hello, miss priestess."
@MementoDei