Chapter 5 - Meeting with the noble and royal (2/2)
”Sure, but may I ask you something” [King]
”I'm more than happy to answer it” [Ash]
”You are a traveller, and as such I do believe you just enter this country for the first time based on the record at the gate. So where is this home you are staying?” [King]
”Well, I just found them, we still doesn't have any house to stayed but as such I believe those ten orphan and I can find ourselves a new home starting tomorrow” [Ash]
”I see, well give me a minute, father, can I?” [Princess]
”Yes, consider this a gift from me for saving the life of my people” [King]
With that, the princess sign a letter and stamp it with the royal sign in it
”Here you go, just go to the merchant guild and show them this, we will cover the expenses” [Ash]
”Thank you your highness, I do believe this will be a great start for the orphanage” [Ash]
”Orphanage?” [Princess]
(Huh... no impossible, a princess that doesn't know what is an orphanage... could it be this world doesn't have such concept?) [Ash]
”It's a home where the orphanage from different race and age can come and take shelter, instead of them fending off for theirselves out there, I will provide them with shelter, food and education until they grew up and be able to take care of theirselves” [Ash]
”I see, such a lovely concept! Do you want our help to start it?” [Princess]
”It's a great offer but as such I have to decline it as I don't want them to use it as an excuse to force me to do their job” [Ash]
”A pity, but you are right on that one, but this here is a gift and as such I can assure you that there will be no strings attached to it” [Princess]
”Then I would gladly take it” [Ash]
As I take the letter, I bid them farewell
”Thank you for giving me this chance, I'm honoured your highness King Estel and Princess Diana” [Ash]
As they give me the permission, I quickly leave the castle, I can hear the sound of the dissatisfied noble and knight alike as I leave the hall, well not that it matter much for me.
Once I exit the castle gate, the ten orphan wait there for me! In a hurry, I rushed towards them
”Is it alright for you to reject their offer?” [Fox girl]
Well, the watcher still show my face and as such any action that I make being observed
”Don't worry about it” [Ash]
I assured them about it and the look of relief started to appear, when suddenly
”What is it little girl?” [Ash]
”Brother Rean said that you might go and work for them, received a medal and will leave us so...” [Little girl]
I see, she made a medal out of stone and some withered flower just to persuade me, well nice job since it does
”Haha, well, how about you put those medal to my clothes” [Ash]
”REALLY!” [Little girl]
”Gladly” [Ash]
As I kneel down towards her eye level, her clumsy hand attach the medal to my cloth, and as such I make a promise
”From here on out, I will protect you guys, until the day you become an adult, and as such please call me Brother Ash” [Ash]
”Yes, Brother Ash!” [Little girl]
She gave me a firm hug, it's warm... when is the last time i received such warm hug, well the answer is obvious, a day before my parents die, but now the idea of receiving it from them really make my eyes teary
”Well, it's getting late, so let find ourselves a large inn for us all” [Ash]
”But the money!” [Rean]
The eldest boy, Rean protest
”Don't worry, didn't I said that I will take care of you guys from now on! Don't worry about the money!” [Ash]
”But...” [Rean]
”Ah ah, like I said, don't worry! In fact if you don't come now, you might get lost” [Ash]
I forcefully take the hand of the little girl and guided her
”Well hurry up!” [Ash]
As they look toward eachother, their feet started moving, and as such, we found ourselves a large inn with a master room in it