5 Chapter 5: The Aftermath (1/2)

Where am i..? My head is killing me..

I opened my eyes to find myself staring at a ceiling. I looked around the room to see try and find out where i was and laid eyes upon the girl who slept as she remained seated on the chair.

”Good morning” I happily said in a relieved manner.

I got up from the bed and felt most of my pain gone from my chest. How long was i asleep? How did i manage to recover from all those broken bones? What happened after i fainted?

All these questions filled my head as I tried to guess what had happened.

As i was stuck deep in thought, Ariel woke up.

She stared at me and i smiled back as she jumped onto the bed to give me a hug.

Tears flowed down her face as she tightly hugged me saying ”You're finally back” with a teary happy expression

”You think i'd leave you? Didn't I tell you that i'd protect you and that we're comrades now?”

”Mn!” She nodded while she continued to hug me with all her strength.

To be honest, i hadn't fully recovered so it hurt. It hurt a lot. but at times like these a mans gotta ignore the pain.

After a few minutes passed she quietly let go. Perhaps having only realised after how embarrassing what she had done is, her face turn slightly red. Seeing her like that made me want to tease her..

”So, what happened while i was out?”

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Apparently i was out for 3 days. After i shot my icicle at the boar, in a split second the entire boar was frozen, not only the boar but even the trees in the direction that i had shot.

Shortly after my icicle hit, it went through the bear and continued to Propel itself through the forest, breaking down and freezing the trees. in it's the direction before it stopped..

Luckily, since Ariel was quite distant from it, she wasn't affected by the freeze. I did well not choosing fire, or i could have started a forest fire...

Shortly after the bear was frozen, Ariel picked me up and dragged me to the gate explaining what had happened, to the gatekeeper. Luckily they managed to get in contact with healing mages in time and my life was saved. Or at least that's how the story went.

”If i remember correctly we were 30 minutes away from the gate.. Did you carry me that far all by yourself..?”

She nodded in response to my question