Chapter 15: Freemen (1/2)

*Knock. Knock. Knock.

Come in.

Tyler opened the door and walked in with a bowl of the leftover meat from last night, he had heated them up a little and found a bowl to place them on in the kitchen. After leaving the room earlier, in the mindset of giving her some time to bath and change, he had done a little more exploring towards the south and found the kitchen area.

Just like the rest of the place the kitchen was also empty, he knew the castle had to have been abandoned after the war but still, he felt like the previous residents had moved out instead, all he found in the kitchen was a few bowls and some dusty utensils. It was a little strange but it wasn't something to worry about, he still needed to get some information from the blonde girl.

He had only taken a few steps inside the room when he was stunned by the bewitching sight before him. She was only wearing a brown shirt and grey pants yet the aura around her had changed drastically from before, the simple dressing had given her a completely different vibe and he could smell her alluring scent from the door.

Her snow white skin and beautiful face combined with her amazing figure that even such plain clothes failed to hide made him feel like he was looking at a goddess. He was beginning to get a reaction from his body, the worst part of the matter was the fact that she wasn't wearing a bra, then again it might've not been invented yet, in the past most women would only wrap them up with a white cloth underneath their outfit, you'll think when the first female hero was summoned, she would've insisted on one being made. Afraid of losing composure he hurriedly place the bowl on the desk as he said ”You can eat this, when you're done meet me outside.”

He had already left the room as soon as the last words left his mouth, he noticed in his peripheral vision how sparkling clean the room was and could only think she had used magic. Liz was a little confused as she finished tying her hair up in a ponytail. 'Did I do something wrong' she finished getting dressed as she walked to the side of the bed where Rain was still unconscious. She had cleaned her wounds as well as her body, her emotions were slowly returning back to normal and she felt a little overwhelmed by her current situation.

Tyler waited outside the large double doors at the front of the castle, he was going through his plan as he waited, things hadn't gone anything like he thought it would but still, he wasn't yet in a bad situation. As long as he got the information he needed he felt like he couldn't give up hope yet, whether it was staying in the Demon continent or finding a way out, it all depended on the surrounding situation and how the relationship between the four continent had developed over the last thousand years.

Liz came out of the castle at this moment, she seem a little out of breath, almost as if she had gotten lost and had to Sprint around looking for the exit. 'Well she was unconscious when I brought her here. She must think I'm an asshole right now.'

Tyler tried his best to avoid eye contact, he noticed she was also doing the same. 'Did she noticed my reaction earlier.' he felt a little embarrassed and scratched his his head awkwardly.

”Why don't you lead the way since you're the one with directions”

”Okay” she seem a little shy which made him think she might have noticed something after all. She was a little too nervous, her hands were fidgeting a lot and it seemed like she wanted to say something.

Noticing this Tyler decided to speak again ”Is something wrong?”

”Ah.. Um... No... I mean... I'm... hmm... I haven't fully recovered my mana yet so I can't use flight magic.” Hearing this, Tyler was speechless, he had totally forgotten about flight magic to begin with. It was a Tier 3 spell so he hadn't learnt it, for some reason he just assumed they'd be running, but why though, it seemed he wasn't as smart as he thought he was.

Luckily for him she was unable to use the spell right now as well otherwise he would have no explanation to give her in why he couldn't use it. Telling her he was only a Tier 1 mage right now was the fastest way to get himself killed. He immediately composed himself ”I see, well that's fine we can just run, it would only take a few more hours”

”Okay... Thank you.” she was visibly relieved, he didn't know why but he felt she was quite a naive little girl. ”Oh right. what's your name?” he finally remembered he hadn't asked for her name and was just referring to her as the blonde girl in his head. ”Liz” she replied quite simply, she hadn't even waited for him to respond as she moved forward prepared to leave. Tyler felt a little dishearten, he had planned to come up with a random name that wouldn't stand out in the demon continent to tell her but it seemed like she wasn't interested in him.

They both started running, as soon as she had taken a step she had instantly disappeared from his view, seeing this his heart sank.