10 Make A Be (1/2)

Deep within the forest tall figures rode comfortably on their gallant horses with stern faces.

Sitting impassively among the burly buff men was the visible figure of a little girl.

A slight flash of passionate eagerness went noticed brewing in her bright emerald eyes. Sensing the girl's supposed hidden excitement, General Guo instantly felt his upper lip twitch.

After a few meaningful minutes, the men secured their usual hunting spot and spread around with only General Guo, Rin, and two other soldiers in place.

”We'll hunt here,” General Guo dismounted from his horse before helping Rin down.

Rin furrowed her sharp brows at the distance they were from the camp.

It was extremely close!

Looking up at the General with a confused face, Rin's sharp brows furrow.

Naturally seeing the girl's confused yet annoyed expression, the middle-aged General merely sighs.

”It's safer to hunt closer towards the camp,” He explained. ”The deeper you go into the woods, the more likely we'll meet something dangerous.”

From his words, Rin understood that the forest was dangerous the deeper one went in. She could also tell he was worried for her safety if they were to encounter a large animal.

However, that could possibly be him also worried she'll get hurt and his Commander will punish him for not protecting her properly.

Either way, Rin wasn't satisfied. But she knew it was much better to allow him to experience his way for now.

For now...

After all, no one would believe a young frail child could defend themselves against a wild animal.

Merely nodding her head, Rin turns to look towards the surrounding trees.

A faint afternoon light could be seen shimmering through the leaves landing onto the dirt grounds.

”Deliver me my crossbow,” Rin heard General Guo command one of the men.

Doing as ordered, the young soldier hands his Commander a horizontally mounted bow that immediately caught the attention of the little girl.

The crossbow was made up of a strong wood. It was a horizontal bow with a short wooden stock that Rin could assume was used to shoot arrows from as she noticed the metal trigger.

Wrapped around the General's shoulder was a bag filled with shining bronze-headed arrows. Each arrow had three sharp blades and a ruffled feather at the end.

So...so cool!

General Guo quickly caught onto the girl's clear fascination towards the crossbow in his hand. A faint smile formed on the corner of his lips but soon vanished.

”Don't worry, I'll allow you to use it. Let's first discover something to actually shoot at first.” He said walking right past the petite girl.

Snapping out of her awed trance, Rin quickly follows the General into the woods.